(1) Every adult or juvenile individual convicted of a
felony, stalking under RCW 9A.46.110, harassment under RCW 9A.46.020, communicating with a minor for immoral purposes under
RCW 9.68A.090, or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent juvenile
offense must have a biological sample collected for purposes of
DNA identification analysis in the following manner:
(a) For persons convicted of such offenses 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 either as part of the intake process into the
city or county jail or detention facility for those persons
convicted on or after July 1, 2002, or within a reasonable time
after July 1, 2002, for those persons incarcerated before July 1,
2002, who have not yet had a biological sample collected,
beginning with those persons who will be released the soonest.
(b) For persons convicted of such offenses 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, the local police department or sheriff's office is
responsible for obtaining the biological samples after sentencing
on or after July 1, 2002.
(c) For persons convicted of such offenses 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 either as part of the intake
process into such facility for those persons convicted on or
after July 1, 2002, or within a reasonable time after July 1,
2002, for those persons incarcerated before July 1, 2002, who
have not yet had a biological sample collected, beginning with
those persons who will be released the soonest.
(2) Any biological sample taken pursuant to RCW 43.43.752
through 43.43.758 may be retained by the forensic laboratory
services bureau, and 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.
(3) The director of the forensic laboratory services bureau
of the Washington state patrol shall perform testing on all
biological samples 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.
(4) This section applies to all adults who are convicted of
a sex or violent offense after July 1, 1990; and to all adults
who were convicted of a sex or violent offense on or prior to
July 1, 1990, and who are still incarcerated on or after July 25,
1999. This section applies to all juveniles who are adjudicated
guilty of a sex or violent offense after July 1, 1994; and to all
juveniles who were adjudicated guilty of a sex or violent offense
on or prior to July 1, 1994, and who are still incarcerated on or
after July 25, 1999. This section applies to all adults and
juveniles who are convicted of a felony other than a sex or
violent offense, stalking under RCW 9A.46.110, harassment under
RCW 9A.46.020, or communicating with a minor for immoral purposes
under RCW 9.68A.090, or adjudicated guilty of an equivalent
juvenile offense, on or after July 1, 2002; and to all adults and
juveniles who were convicted or adjudicated guilty of such an
offense before July 1, 2002, and are still incarcerated on or
after July 1, 2002.
(5) 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 43.43.752 through 43.43.758.
(6) 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, 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.
[2002 c 289 § 2; 1999 c 329 § 2; 1994 c 271 § 402; 1990 c 230 § 3; 1989 c 350 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability -- Effective date -- 2002 c 289: See notes following RCW 43.43.753.
Findings -- 1999 c 329: "The legislature finds it necessary to expand the current pool of convicted offenders who must have a blood sample drawn for purposes of DNA identification analysis. The legislature further finds that there is a high rate of recidivism among certain types of violent and sex offenders and that drawing blood is minimally intrusive. Creating an expanded DNA data bank bears a rational relationship to the public's interest in enabling law enforcement to better identify convicted violent and sex offenders who are involved in unsolved crimes, who escape to reoffend, and who reoffend after release." [1999 c 329 § 1.]
Severability -- 1999 c 329: "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." [1999 c 329 § 3.]
Finding -- 1994 c 271: "The legislature finds that DNA identification analysis is an accurate and useful law enforcement tool for identifying and prosecuting sexual and violent offenders. The legislature further finds no compelling reason to exclude juvenile sexual and juvenile violent offenders from DNA identification analysis." [1994 c 271 § 401.]
Purpose -- Severability -- 1994 c 271: See notes following RCW 9A.28.020.
Finding -- Funding limitations -- 1989 c 350: See notes following RCW 43.43.752.