CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE
BILL 1611
Chapter 223, Laws of 2001
57th Legislature
2001 Regular Legislative Session
MISSING PERSONS--RECORDS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/22/01
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Passed by the House March 9,
2001
Yeas 98 Nays 0
 FRANK
CHOPP
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 10,
2001
Yeas 45 Nays 2
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and
Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State
of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1611 as
passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set
forth.
 CYNTHIA
ZEHNDER
Chief
Clerk
 TIMOTHY
A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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BRAD
OWEN
President
of the Senate
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Approved May 9, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes
below.
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FILED
May 9, 2001 - 8:45
a.m.
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GARY
LOCKE
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary of
State
State of
Washington
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HOUSE
BILL 1611
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Passed
Legislature - 2001 Regular Session
State
of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/30/2001. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice &
Corrections.
Modifying missing persons record retention policies.
AN
ACT Relating to missing persons record retention policies; and amending RCW
68.50.320.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
68.50.320 and 1984 c 17 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
When
a person reported missing has not been found within thirty days of the report,
the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or
other law enforcement authority initiating and conducting the investigation for
the missing person shall ask the missing person's family or next of kin to give
written consent to contact the dentist or dentists of the missing person and
request the person's dental records.
When
a person reported missing has not been found within thirty days, the sheriff,
chief of police, or other law enforcement authority initiating and conducting
the investigation for the missing person shall confer with the county coroner
or medical examiner prior to the preparation of a missing person's report.
After conferring with the coroner or medical examiner, the sheriff, chief of
police, or other law enforcement authority shall submit a missing person's
report and the dental records received under this section to the dental
identification system of the state patrol identification and criminal history
section on forms supplied by the state patrol for such purpose.
When
a person reported missing has been found, the sheriff, chief of police, coroner
or medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority shall report such
information to the state patrol. ((The dental identification system shall
then erase all records with respect to such person.))
The
dental identification system shall maintain a file of information regarding
persons reported to it as missing ((and who have not been reported found)).
The file shall contain the information referred to in this section and such
other information as the state patrol finds relevant to assist in the location
of a missing person.
The
files of the dental identification system shall, upon request, be made
available to law enforcement agencies attempting to locate missing persons.
Passed the House March 9, 2001.
Passed the Senate April 10, 2001.
Approved by the Governor May
9, 2001.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 9, 2001.