BILL REQ. #: S-4205.2
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/07/14.
AN ACT Relating to submission of DNA markers to a database accessible only to qualified laboratory personnel; amending RCW 43.43.753, 43.43.735, 43.43.740, 43.43.754, 46.63.110, 43.43.690, and 43.43.759; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.48 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds there is a critical
need to provide law enforcement officers and agencies with the latest
scientific technology available for accurately and expeditiously
identifying and prosecuting adult felony offenders.
Although every state maintains a DNA database for felony
convictions, there is a growing trend toward expanding DNA databases to
include DNA from felony arrestees. To date, twenty-seven states and
the federal government have already enacted such laws.
Studies in other jurisdictions indicate that collection of DNA for
the purpose of identifying arrestees may contribute to the solution of
cold cases, save lives by identifying recidivist offenders, reduce
rates of criminality, and increase the rate of successful prosecutions.
For example, since 2003, the Virginia database of arrestee DNA has
yielded over six hundred hits to DNA collected from crime scenes,
ninety-nine of which were associated with sexual assault cases.
The legislature further finds that collecting DNA from sex and
violent offense arrestees is cost-effective. Early identification of
offenders reduces costs by focusing investigations and eliminating
suspects. It may also prevent costs associated with recidivist
offenders. In a study sponsored by the United States department of
justice, the city of Denver found that DNA testing of arrestees reduced
police expenses and prevented property loss, resulting in a ninety
dollar return on investment for every dollar spent on forensic DNA.
Further, DNA samples are collected, analyzed, and stored in a way
that only minimally impacts privacy concerns. The sample, typically
collected via oral swab, is analyzed only with regard to forensic loci,
a small percentage of an individual's genetic code, which allows
identification but does not reveal genetic information, other than
gender. Arrestee samples will not be analyzed unless a probable cause
determination has been made. Once analyzed, the profile is stored
without any personally identifying information, only a sample number
and agency identifiers. The DNA profile and sample is accessible only
to qualified laboratory personnel. If a hit is made between a stored
sample and the forensic profile developed from a crime scene, the
laboratory will notify the submitting law enforcement agency, which
follows certain procedures to confirm the hit. Innocent individuals
are further protected through expungement procedures, which allow
removal of their samples and profiles if convictions are not made or
are overturned.
The legislature therefore finds that collecting DNA from adults
arrested for a sex or violent offense is a necessary and minimally
intrusive way to identify arrestees in order to solve cold cases,
prevent recidivist acts, and lower the cost of criminal investigations.
Sec. 2 RCW 43.43.753 and 2008 c 97 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
The legislature finds that recent developments in molecular biology
and genetics have important applications for forensic science. It has
been scientifically established that there is a unique pattern to the
chemical structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contained in each
cell of the human body. The process for identifying this pattern is
called "DNA identification."
The legislature further finds that DNA databases are important
tools in criminal investigations, in the exclusion of individuals who
are the subject of investigations or prosecutions, and in detecting
recidivist acts. It is the policy of this state to assist federal,
state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in both
the identification and detection of individuals in criminal
investigations and the identification and location of missing and
unidentified persons. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the
state to establish a DNA database ((and DNA data bank)) containing DNA
samples submitted by persons convicted of felony offenses and other
crimes ((as specified in RCW 43.43.754)), as well as by adults arrested
for or charged with a sex or violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030. DNA
samples necessary for the identification of missing persons and
unidentified human remains shall also be included in the DNA database.
The legislature further finds that the DNA identification system
used by the federal bureau of investigation and the Washington state
patrol has no ability to predict genetic disease or predisposal to
illness. Nonetheless, the legislature intends that biological samples
collected under RCW 43.43.735 and 43.43.754, and DNA identification
data obtained from the samples, be used only for purposes related to
criminal investigation, identification of human remains or missing
persons, or improving the operation of the system authorized under RCW
43.43.735 and 43.43.752 through ((43.43.758)) 43.43.759 and section 6
of this act.
The legislature further finds that the DNA collection, testing, and
storage process is minimally invasive to privacy based on the following
features:
(1) Biological samples for DNA testing are routinely collected by
an oral swab as part of the legitimate police identification procedure;
(2) A DNA profile is stored in a database accessible only to
qualified laboratory personnel and does not appear in an individual's
criminal history record;
(3) Entries in the DNA database contain only DNA markers necessary
to human identification, which are a small part of a person's total
genetic information; and
(4) Personally identifying information does not appear in the DNA
database.
Sec. 3 RCW 43.43.735 and 2009 c 549 s 5130 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) It shall be the duty of the sheriff or director of public
safety of every county, and the chief of police of every city or town,
and of every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies duly
operating within this state, to cause the photographing and
fingerprinting of all adults and juveniles lawfully arrested for the
commission of any criminal offense constituting a felony or gross
misdemeanor. (a) When such juveniles are brought directly to a
juvenile detention facility, the juvenile court administrator is also
authorized, but not required, to cause the photographing,
fingerprinting, and record transmittal to the appropriate law
enforcement agency; and (b) a further exception may be made when the
arrest is for a violation punishable as a gross misdemeanor and the
arrested person is not taken into custody.
(2) It shall be the right, but not the duty, of the sheriff or
director of public safety of every county, and the chief of police of
every city or town, and every chief officer of other law enforcement
agencies operating within this state to photograph and record the
fingerprints of all adults lawfully arrested.
(3) Such sheriffs, directors of public safety, chiefs of police,
and other chief law enforcement officers, may record, in addition to
photographs and fingerprints, the palmprints, soleprints, toeprints, or
any other identification data of all persons whose photograph and
fingerprints are required or allowed to be taken under this section
when in the discretion of such law enforcement officers it is necessary
for proper identification of the arrested person or the investigation
of the crime with which he or she is charged.
(4)(a) Beginning July 1, 2015, it shall be the duty of the sheriff
or director of public safety of every county, and the chief of police
of every city or town, and of every chief officer of other law
enforcement agencies duly operating within this state, to cause the
collection of biological samples for DNA identification analysis from
all adults lawfully arrested for the commission of a sex or violent
offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(b) From January 1, 2015, through June 30, 2015, it shall be the
right, but not the duty, of the sheriff or director of public safety of
every county, and the chief of police of every city or town, and every
chief officer of other law enforcement agencies operating within this
state, to cause the collection of biological samples for DNA
identification analysis from all adults lawfully arrested for the
commission of a sex or violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(c) Biological samples collected under this subsection shall be:
(i) Collected using the same technique as biological samples
collected under RCW 43.43.754; and
(ii) Forwarded to the forensic laboratory services bureau of the
Washington state patrol.
(d) The forensic laboratory services bureau shall provide kits and
instructions necessary for the collection of biological samples
required by this section.
Sec. 4 RCW 43.43.740 and 2006 c 294 s 7 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) It shall be the duty of the sheriff or director of public
safety of every county, and the chief of police of every city or town,
and of every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies duly
operating within this state to furnish within seventy-two hours from
the time of arrest to the section the required sets of fingerprints
together with other identifying data as may be prescribed by the chief,
of any person lawfully arrested, fingerprinted, and photographed
pursuant to RCW 43.43.735.
(2) Law enforcement agencies may retain and file copies of the
fingerprints, photographs, and other identifying data and information
obtained pursuant to RCW 43.43.735, except biological samples. Said
records shall remain in the possession of the law enforcement agency as
part of the identification record and are not returnable to the
subjects thereof.
Sec. 5 RCW 43.43.754 and 2008 c 97 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A biological sample must be collected for purposes of DNA
identification analysis from:
(a) Every adult or juvenile individual convicted of a felony, or
any of the following crimes (or equivalent juvenile offenses):
Assault in the fourth degree with sexual motivation (RCW 9A.36.041,
9.94A.835)
Communication with a minor for immoral purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)
Custodial sexual misconduct in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.170)
Failure to register (RCW 9A.44.130 for persons convicted before
June 10, 2010, and RCW 9A.44.132 for persons convicted after June 10,
2010)
Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)
Patronizing a prostitute (RCW 9A.88.110)
Sexual misconduct with a minor in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.096)
Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)
Violation of a sexual assault protection order granted under
chapter 7.90 RCW; ((and))
(b) Every adult or juvenile individual who is required to register
under RCW 9A.44.130; and
(c) Every adult lawfully arrested for or charged with a sex or
violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(2) If the Washington state patrol crime laboratory already has a
DNA sample from an individual for a qualifying offense, a subsequent
submission is not required to be submitted.
(3) Biological samples shall be collected in the following manner:
(a) For persons convicted of any offense listed in subsection
(1)(a) of this section or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent juvenile
offense who do not serve a term of confinement in a department of
corrections facility, and do serve a term of confinement in a city or
county jail facility, the city or county shall be responsible for
obtaining the biological samples at the time of transfer to the
facility.
(b) The local police department or sheriff's office shall be
responsible for obtaining the biological samples for:
(i) Persons convicted of any offense listed in subsection (1)(a) of
this section or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent juvenile offense
who do not serve a term of confinement in a department of corrections
facility, and do not serve a term of confinement in a city or county
jail facility; and
(ii) Persons who are required to register under RCW ((9A.44.030))
9A.44.130.
(c) For persons convicted of any offense listed in subsection
(1)(a) of this section or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent juvenile
offense, who are serving or who are to serve a term of confinement in
a department of corrections facility or a department of social and
health services facility, the facility holding the person shall be
responsible for obtaining the biological samples at the time of
transfer to the facility. For those persons incarcerated before June
12, 2008, who have not yet had a biological sample collected, priority
shall be given to those persons who will be released the soonest.
(d)(i) For adults lawfully arrested for a sex or violent offense as
defined in RCW 9.94A.030, the city or county jail shall obtain a
biological sample prior to the person's release. The jail shall
provide the person with notice of the rights to expungement and
destruction as required by section 7 of this act.
(ii) The biological sample shall be submitted in a sealed envelope.
(iii) The biological sample shall not be removed from the envelope
for the purposes of forensic analysis until an employee of the forensic
laboratory services bureau determines that a probable cause
determination has been made by a court. If a court finds probable
cause, the sample may be removed from the envelope for analysis. If a
court does not find probable cause, the envelope and sample must be
destroyed. Notwithstanding this subsection, an employee of the
forensic laboratory services bureau may review the contents of the
envelope to locate the arrestee's name, date of birth, and state
identification number for the purposes of determining whether a court
has found probable cause.
(e) For adults charged with a sex or violent offense as defined in
RCW 9.94A.030, whose first appearance in court is caused by summons,
the court shall require the person to submit to collection of a
biological sample if the court makes a determination of probable cause
and a sample has not already been collected. The court shall direct
the sheriff or director of public safety of the county, the chief of
police of the city or town, or the chief officer of another law
enforcement agency duly operating within the state to collect the
biological sample. If the person is released on personal recognizance
or on conditions, the court shall make collection of a biological
sample a condition of release. If the person is detained, a biological
sample may be collected at any time during the person's detention.
(4) Any biological sample taken pursuant to RCW 43.43.735 and
43.43.752 through ((43.43.758)) 43.43.759 and section 6 of this act may
be retained by the forensic laboratory services bureau, and shall be
analyzed by the forensic laboratory services bureau unless a complete
DNA profile for the person has previously been entered in the DNA
database.
(5) Any biological sample taken pursuant to RCW 43.43.735 and
43.43.752 through 43.43.759 and section 6 of this act shall be used
solely for the purpose of providing DNA or other tests for
identification analysis and prosecution of a criminal offense or for
the identification of human remains or missing persons. Nothing in
this section prohibits the submission of results derived from the
biological samples to the federal bureau of investigation combined DNA
index system.
(((5))) (6) The forensic laboratory services bureau of the
Washington state patrol is responsible for testing performed on all
biological samples that are collected under subsection (1) of this
section, to the extent allowed by funding available for this purpose((.
The director shall give priority to testing on samples collected from
those adults or juveniles convicted of a felony or adjudicated guilty
of an equivalent juvenile offense that is defined as a sex offense or
a violent offense in RCW 9.94A.030)), except as described in subsection
(3)(d)(iii) of this section. Known duplicate samples may be excluded
from testing unless testing is deemed necessary or advisable by the
director.
(((6))) (7) This section applies to:
(a) All adults and juveniles to whom this section applied prior to
June 12, 2008;
(b) All adults and juveniles to whom this section did not apply
prior to June 12, 2008, who:
(i) Are convicted on or after June 12, 2008, of an offense listed
in subsection (1)(a) of this section; or
(ii) Were convicted prior to June 12, 2008, of an offense listed in
subsection (1)(a) of this section and are still incarcerated on or
after June 12, 2008; ((and))
(c) All adults and juveniles who are required to register under RCW
((9A.44.130)) 9A.44.132 on or after June 12, 2008, whether convicted
before, on, or after June 12, 2008; and
(d) All adults lawfully arrested for or charged with a sex or
violent offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, on or after January 1,
2015.
(((7))) (8)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, this
section creates no rights in a third person. No cause of action may be
brought based upon the noncollection or nonanalysis or the delayed
collection or analysis of a biological sample authorized to be taken
under RCW 43.43.735 or 43.43.752 through ((43.43.758)) 43.43.759 and
section 6 of this act.
(b) If the forensic laboratory services bureau negligently or
willfully fails to destroy a biological sample as required by
subsection (3)(d)(iii) of this section, the person from whom the jail
facility obtained the sample may bring an action against the state for
actual damages and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
(((8))) (9) The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based
upon a database match or database information is not invalidated if it
is determined that the sample was obtained or placed in the database by
mistake, if the sample is subject to expungement pursuant to this
chapter, or if the conviction or juvenile adjudication that resulted in
the collection of the biological sample was subsequently vacated or
otherwise altered in any future proceeding including but not limited to
posttrial or postfact-finding motions, appeals, or collateral attacks.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6 A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) A person may request expungement of the person's sample and DNA
records from the DNA identification system if:
(a) The person is not charged with an offense requiring collection
of a biological sample under RCW 43.43.735 within one year of arrest;
(b) The person has been found not guilty or has been acquitted of
an offense requiring collection of a biological sample under RCW
43.43.735; or
(c) The underlying conviction or adjudication requiring collection
of a biological sample under RCW 43.43.754 has been reversed and the
case dismissed.
(2) To request expungement, the person must submit the following
documents to the forensic laboratory services bureau:
(a) A written request for expungement;
(b) Proof that the person has provided written notice of the
request for expungement to the prosecuting attorney of the county in
which he or she was arrested, convicted, or adjudicated; and
(c)(i) A sworn affidavit that no charges for an offense requiring
collection of a biological sample under RCW 43.43.735 have been filed
within one year of arrest;
(ii) A certified copy of a final court order establishing that a
charge for an offense requiring collection of a biological sample under
RCW 43.43.735 has been dismissed or has resulted in an acquittal; or
(iii) A certified copy of a final court order reversing the
conviction that required collection of a biological sample under RCW
43.43.754.
(3)(a) Upon receipt of a written request for expungement, if the
forensic laboratory services bureau has not previously analyzed the
person's sample, the Washington state patrol shall give priority to
analyzing the person's sample and searching the DNA identification
system for a match.
(b) Once the forensic laboratory services bureau has analyzed the
person's sample, searched the DNA identification system for a match,
and received the documents required by subsection (2) of this section,
the forensic laboratory services bureau shall expunge the person's
sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system.
(c) The forensic laboratory services bureau may not expunge a
person's sample and DNA records from the DNA identification system if:
(i) The person has a prior conviction or a pending charge for which
collection of a sample is authorized under RCW 43.43.735 or 43.43.754;
(ii) The search of the DNA identification system results in a match
of the sample submitted under RCW 43.43.754(1)(c) to an unknown sample
submitted to the DNA identification system from an open criminal
investigation.
(4) The forensic laboratory services bureau shall provide
information regarding the rights to expungement and destruction on the
Washington state patrol's official web site. The information must
include procedures for requesting expungement.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7 A new section is added to chapter 70.48 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The jail administrator or his or her designee or chief law
enforcement executive or his or her designee shall provide notice of
the requirements of RCW 43.43.735, 43.43.740, 43.43.754, and section 6
of this act to jail staff who perform booking procedures and other
staff as appropriate.
(2) Jail staff shall provide a notice of the rights to expungement
and destruction to all adults arrested for a sex or violent offense as
defined in RCW 9.94A.030, at the time a biological sample for DNA
testing is taken. The notice must be in substantially the following
form:
"Washington law requires the collection of a biological sample for
DNA testing from all adults arrested for a ranked felony and certain
other offenses. The sample will be sent to the forensic laboratory
services bureau and, if the court has made a determination of probable
cause, the sample will be analyzed for inclusion in the DNA database.
If a court finds there is no probable cause, the laboratory will
destroy the biological sample.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST EXPUNGEMENT OF YOUR DNA SAMPLE AND
RECORDS IF: (1) YOU ARE NOT CHARGED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ARREST; (2) YOU
ARE FOUND NOT GUILTY; OR (3) YOUR CONVICTION IS REVERSED AND THE CASE
DISMISSED. YOU ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING SUIT IF THE LABORATORY FAILS
TO DESTROY YOUR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE, AS REQUIRED BY RCW 43.43.754.
For more information regarding your rights to expungement and
destruction, see RCW 43.43.754 and section 6 of this act."
Sec. 8 RCW 46.63.110 and 2012 c 82 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A person found to have committed a traffic infraction shall be
assessed a monetary penalty. No penalty may exceed two hundred and
fifty dollars for each offense unless authorized by this chapter or
title.
(2) The monetary penalty for a violation of (a) RCW 46.55.105(2) is
two hundred fifty dollars for each offense; (b) RCW 46.61.210(1) is
five hundred dollars for each offense. No penalty assessed under this
subsection (2) may be reduced.
(3) The supreme court shall prescribe by rule a schedule of
monetary penalties for designated traffic infractions. This rule shall
also specify the conditions under which local courts may exercise
discretion in assessing fines and penalties for traffic infractions.
The legislature respectfully requests the supreme court to adjust this
schedule every two years for inflation.
(4) There shall be a penalty of twenty-five dollars for failure to
respond to a notice of traffic infraction except where the infraction
relates to parking as defined by local law, ordinance, regulation, or
resolution or failure to pay a monetary penalty imposed pursuant to
this chapter. A local legislative body may set a monetary penalty not
to exceed twenty-five dollars for failure to respond to a notice of
traffic infraction relating to parking as defined by local law,
ordinance, regulation, or resolution. The local court, whether a
municipal, police, or district court, shall impose the monetary penalty
set by the local legislative body.
(5) Monetary penalties provided for in chapter 46.70 RCW which are
civil in nature and penalties which may be assessed for violations of
chapter 46.44 RCW relating to size, weight, and load of motor vehicles
are not subject to the limitation on the amount of monetary penalties
which may be imposed pursuant to this chapter.
(6) Whenever a monetary penalty, fee, cost, assessment, or other
monetary obligation is imposed by a court under this chapter, it is
immediately payable and is enforceable as a civil judgment under Title
6 RCW. If the court determines, in its discretion, that a person is
not able to pay a monetary obligation in full, and not more than one
year has passed since the later of July 1, 2005, or the date the
monetary obligation initially became due and payable, the court shall
enter into a payment plan with the person, unless the person has
previously been granted a payment plan with respect to the same
monetary obligation, or unless the person is in noncompliance of any
existing or prior payment plan, in which case the court may, at its
discretion, implement a payment plan. If the court has notified the
department that the person has failed to pay or comply and the person
has subsequently entered into a payment plan and made an initial
payment, the court shall notify the department that the infraction has
been adjudicated, and the department shall rescind any suspension of
the person's driver's license or driver's privilege based on failure to
respond to that infraction. "Payment plan," as used in this section,
means a plan that requires reasonable payments based on the financial
ability of the person to pay. The person may voluntarily pay an amount
at any time in addition to the payments required under the payment
plan.
(a) If a payment required to be made under the payment plan is
delinquent or the person fails to complete a community restitution
program on or before the time established under the payment plan,
unless the court determines good cause therefor and adjusts the payment
plan or the community restitution plan accordingly, the court may refer
the unpaid monetary penalty, fee, cost, assessment, or other monetary
obligation for civil enforcement until all monetary obligations,
including those imposed under subsections (3) and (4) of this section,
have been paid, and court authorized community restitution has been
completed, or until the court has entered into a new time payment or
community restitution agreement with the person. For those infractions
subject to suspension under RCW 46.20.289, the court shall notify the
department of the person's failure to meet the conditions of the plan,
and the department shall suspend the person's driver's license or
driving privileges.
(b) If a person has not entered into a payment plan with the court
and has not paid the monetary obligation in full on or before the time
established for payment, the court may refer the unpaid monetary
penalty, fee, cost, assessment, or other monetary obligation to a
collections agency until all monetary obligations have been paid,
including those imposed under subsections (3) and (4) of this section,
or until the person has entered into a payment plan under this section.
For those infractions subject to suspension under RCW 46.20.289, the
court shall notify the department of the person's delinquency, and the
department shall suspend the person's driver's license or driving
privileges.
(c) If the payment plan is to be administered by the court, the
court may assess the person a reasonable administrative fee to be
wholly retained by the city or county with jurisdiction. The
administrative fee shall not exceed ten dollars per infraction or
twenty-five dollars per payment plan, whichever is less.
(d) Nothing in this section precludes a court from contracting with
outside entities to administer its payment plan system. When outside
entities are used for the administration of a payment plan, the court
may assess the person a reasonable fee for such administrative
services, which fee may be calculated on a periodic, percentage, or
other basis.
(e) If a court authorized community restitution program for
offenders is available in the jurisdiction, the court may allow
conversion of all or part of the monetary obligations due under this
section to court authorized community restitution in lieu of time
payments if the person is unable to make reasonable time payments.
(7) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this section
and not subject to the limitation of subsection (1) of this section, a
person found to have committed a traffic infraction shall be assessed:
(a) A fee of five dollars per infraction. Under no circumstances
shall this fee be reduced or waived. Revenue from this fee shall be
forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the emergency medical
services and trauma care system trust account under RCW 70.168.040;
(b) A fee of ((ten)) nine dollars and fifty cents per infraction.
Under no circumstances shall this fee be reduced or waived. Revenue
from this fee shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in
the Washington auto theft prevention authority account; ((and))
(c) A fee of two dollars per infraction. Revenue from this fee
shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the traumatic
brain injury account established in RCW 74.31.060; and
(d) A fee of fifty cents per infraction. Revenues from this fee
shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit in the state DNA
database account established in RCW 43.43.7532.
(8)(a) In addition to any other penalties imposed under this
section and not subject to the limitation of subsection (1) of this
section, a person found to have committed a traffic infraction other
than of RCW 46.61.527 or 46.61.212 shall be assessed an additional
penalty of twenty dollars. The court may not reduce, waive, or suspend
the additional penalty unless the court finds the offender to be
indigent. If a court authorized community restitution program for
offenders is available in the jurisdiction, the court shall allow
offenders to offset all or a part of the penalty due under this
subsection (8) by participation in the court authorized community
restitution program.
(b) Eight dollars and fifty cents of the additional penalty under
(a) of this subsection shall be remitted to the state treasurer. The
remaining revenue from the additional penalty must be remitted under
chapters 2.08, 3.46, 3.50, 3.62, 10.82, and 35.20 RCW. Money remitted
under this subsection to the state treasurer must be deposited in the
state general fund. The balance of the revenue received by the county
or city treasurer under this subsection must be deposited into the
county or city current expense fund. Moneys retained by the city or
county under this subsection shall constitute reimbursement for any
liabilities under RCW 43.135.060.
(9) If a legal proceeding, such as garnishment, has commenced to
collect any delinquent amount owed by the person for any penalty
imposed by the court under this section, the court may, at its
discretion, enter into a payment plan.
(10) The monetary penalty for violating RCW 46.37.395 is: (a) Two
hundred fifty dollars for the first violation; (b) five hundred dollars
for the second violation; and (c) seven hundred fifty dollars for each
violation thereafter.
Sec. 9 RCW 43.43.690 and 1992 c 129 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) When a person has been adjudged guilty of violating any
criminal statute of this state and a crime laboratory analysis was
performed by a state crime laboratory, in addition to any other
disposition, penalty, or fine imposed, the court shall levy a crime
laboratory analysis fee of one hundred dollars for each offense for
which the person was convicted. ((Upon a verified petition by the
person assessed the fee, the court may suspend payment of all or part
of the fee if it finds that the person does not have the ability to
pay)) The court may not suspend or defer payment of the fee.
(2) When a minor has been adjudicated a juvenile offender for an
offense which, if committed by an adult, would constitute a violation
of any criminal statute of this state and a crime laboratory analysis
was performed, in addition to any other disposition imposed, the court
shall assess a crime laboratory analysis fee of one hundred dollars for
each adjudication. Upon a verified petition by a minor assessed the
fee, the court may suspend payment of all or part of the fee (([if]))
if it finds that the minor does not have the ability to pay the fee.
(3) All crime laboratory analysis fees assessed under this section
shall be collected by the clerk of the court and forwarded to the state
general fund, to be used only for crime laboratories. The clerk may
retain five dollars to defray the costs of collecting the fees.
Sec. 10 RCW 43.43.759 and 2002 c 289 s 3 are each amended to read
as follows:
The Washington state patrol shall consult with the forensic
investigations council and adopt rules to implement RCW 43.43.752
through 43.43.758 and section 6 of this act. The rules shall prohibit
the use of DNA identification data for any research or other purpose
that is not related to a criminal investigation, to the identification
of human remains or missing persons, or to improving the operation of
the system authorized by RCW 43.43.752 through 43.43.758 and section 6
of this act. The rules must also identify appropriate sources and
collection methods for biological samples needed for purposes of DNA
identification analysis.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11 If any provision of this act or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.