SB 5165-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Provides that every adult or juvenile individual convicted of a felony, a gross misdemeanor if the offender has a criminal history that includes a felony committed within the last ten years prior to the current conviction, one of the following offenses: RCW 9A.36.041, 9A.44.096, 9A.44.170, 9A.46.020, 9A.46.110, 9A.88.010, 26.44.080, 26.50.110, or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent juvenile offense, must have a biological sample collected for purposes of DNA identification analysis.

Provides that, beginning in 2010, the chief of the Washington state patrol is authorized to proportionately redistribute account surpluses back to the local governments that contributed to the account. The local governments shall only use the surplus funds for forensic DNA related programs, such as training, DNA collection, and other programs that encourage the utilization of DNA to solve and prevent crimes.