Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.43.480 Routine traffic enforcement information.
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(1) Beginning May 1, 2000, the Washington state patrol shall collect the following information:(a) The number of individuals stopped for routine traffic enforcement, whether or not a citation or warning was issued;(b) Identifying characteristics of the individual stopped, includi…
RCW 43.43.490 Routine traffic enforcement information—Data collection—Training materials on racial profiling.
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(1) The Washington state patrol shall work with the criminal justice training commission and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to develop (a) further criteria for collection and evaluation of the data collected under RCW 43.43.480, and (b) training material…
RCW 43.43.500 Crime information center—Established—Purpose—Functions.
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There is established the Washington state crime information center to be located in the records division of the Washington state patrol and to function under the direction of the chief of the Washington state patrol. The center shall serve to coordinate crime information, by mean…
RCW 43.43.510 Crime information center—Files of general assistance to law enforcement agencies established—Runaway children—Information publicly available.
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(1) As soon as is practical and feasible there shall be established, by means of data processing, files listing stolen and wanted vehicles, outstanding warrants, identifying children whose parents, custodians, or legal guardians have reported as having run away from home or the c…
RCW 43.43.530 Crime information center—Cost of terminal facilities.
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The cost of additional terminal facilities necessary to gain access to the Washington state crime information center shall be borne by the respective agencies operating the terminal facilities.[ 1967 ex.s. c 27 s 4.]
RCW 43.43.540 Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Central registry—Reimbursement to counties.
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(1) The county sheriff shall forward registration information, photographs, and fingerprints obtained pursuant to RCW 9A.44.130, including the sex offender's risk level classification and any notice of change of address, to the Washington state patrol within five working days.(2)…
RCW 43.43.545 Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
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(1) The Washington state patrol shall create and operate a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. The Washington state patrol may contract with state or nonstate entities including, but not limited to, private software and technology providers, for the creation, operation,…
RCW 43.43.546 Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by bureau of forensic laboratory services.
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The Washington state patrol bureau of forensic laboratory services shall participate in the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system established in RCW 43.43.545 for the purpose of tracking the status of all sexual assault kits in the custody of the Washington state patrol an…
RCW 43.43.550 Traffic safety education officers—Powers—Pay and reimbursement.
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(1) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall designate twenty-four or more officers as traffic safety education officers. The chief of the Washington state patrol shall make the designations in a manner designed to ensure that the programs under subsection (2) of this secti…
RCW 43.43.560 Automatic fingerprint information system—Report.
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(1) To support criminal justice services in the local communities throughout this state, the state patrol shall develop a plan for and implement an automatic fingerprint information system. In implementing the automatic fingerprint information system, the state patrol shall eithe…
RCW 43.43.570 Automatic fingerprint identification system—Conditions for local establishment or operation—Rules.
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(1) No local law enforcement agency may establish or operate an automatic fingerprint identification system unless both the hardware and software of the local system use an interface compatible with the state system under RCW 43.43.560. The local law enforcement agency shall be a…
RCW 43.43.575 Firearms safety training program.
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The Washington state patrol shall establish a program to provide certifications for firearms safety training programs that meet the requirements of RCW 9.41.070 and 9.41.1132, and to require certified firearms safety programs to apply for recertification every five years. The Was…
RCW 43.43.580 Firearms background check program—Automated firearms background check system—Fee.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2521.SL) ***(1) The Washington state patrol shall establish a firearms background check program to serve as a centralized single point of contact for dealers to conduct background checks for firearms sales or transfers required under chapter 9.41 RCW a…
RCW 43.43.585 Washington background check advisory board.
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(1) There is created the Washington background check advisory board. The board shall consist of the following members, appointed by the governor:(a) The chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee;(b) The executive director of the Washington association of sherif…
RCW 43.43.590 State firearms background check system account.
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The state firearms background check system account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts under RCW 43.43.580 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the automated f…
RCW 43.43.600 Drug control assistance unit—Created.
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There is hereby created in the Washington state patrol a drug control assistance unit.[ 1970 ex.s. c 63 s 1.]
RCW 43.43.610 Drug control assistance unit—Duties.
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The drug control assistance unit shall provide investigative assistance for the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of chapter 69.40 RCW.[ 1983 c 3 s 107; 1980 c 69 s 1; 1970 ex.s. c 63 s 2.]
RCW 43.43.620 Drug control assistance unit—Additional duties—Information system on violations—Inter-unit communications network.
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The drug control assistance unit shall:(1) Establish a record system to coordinate with all law enforcement agencies in the state a comprehensive system of information concerning violations of the narcotic and drug laws.(2) Provide a communications network capable of interconnect…
RCW 43.43.630 Drug control assistance unit—Use of existing facilities and systems.
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In order to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of state resources, the drug control assistance unit shall, where feasible, use existing facilities and systems.[ 1970 ex.s. c 63 s 4.]
RCW 43.43.640 Drug control assistance unit—Certain investigators exempt from state civil service act.
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Any investigators employed pursuant to RCW 43.43.610 shall be exempt from the state civil service act, chapter 41.06 RCW.[ 1980 c 69 s 3; 1970 ex.s. c 63 s 5.]
RCW 43.43.650 Drug control assistance unit—Employment of necessary personnel.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol may employ such criminalists, chemists, clerical and other personnel as are necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the drug control assistance unit.[ 1970 ex.s. c 63 s 6.]
RCW 43.43.655 Drug control assistance unit—Special narcotics enforcement unit.
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A special narcotics enforcement unit is established within the Washington state patrol drug control assistance unit. The unit shall be coordinated between the Washington state patrol, the attorney general, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs. The initial …
RCW 43.43.670 Bureau of forensic laboratory services—Powers—Priorities.
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(1) There is created in the Washington state patrol a bureau of forensic laboratory services system which is authorized to:(a) Provide laboratory services for the purpose of analyzing and scientifically handling any physical evidence relating to any crime.(b) Provide training ass…
RCW 43.43.672 Bureau of forensic laboratory services—Drug evidence analysis.
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Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington state patrol bureau of forensic laboratory services shall aim to complete the necessary analysis for any evidence submitted for a suspected violation of RCW 69.50.4011(1) (b) or (c), 69.50…
RCW 43.43.680 Controlled substance, simulator solution analysis—Prima facie evidence.
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(1) In all prosecutions involving the analysis of a controlled substance or a sample of a controlled substance by the crime laboratory system of the state patrol, a certified copy of the analytical report signed by the supervisor of the state patrol's crime laboratory or the fore…
RCW 43.43.690 Crime laboratory analysis fee—Court imposition—Collection.
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(1) When an adult offender 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 a…
RCW 43.43.700 Identification and criminal history section.
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There is hereby established within the Washington state patrol a section on identification and criminal history hereafter referred to as the section.In order to aid the administration of justice the section shall install systems for the identification of individuals, including th…
RCW 43.43.705 Identification data—Processing procedure—Definitions.
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Upon the receipt of identification data from criminal justice agencies within this state, the section shall immediately cause the files to be examined and upon request shall promptly return to the contributor of such data a transcript of the record of previous arrests and disposi…
RCW 43.43.710 Availability of information.
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Information contained in the files and records of the section relative to the commission of any crime by any person shall be considered privileged and shall not be made public or disclosed for any personal purpose or in any civil court proceedings except upon a written order of t…
RCW 43.43.715 Identification—Cooperation with other criminal justice agencies.
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The section shall, consistent with the procedures set forth in chapter 152, Laws of 1972 ex. sess., cooperate with all other criminal justice agencies within or without the state, in an exchange of information regarding convicted criminals and those suspected of or wanted for the…
RCW 43.43.720 Local identification and records systems—Assistance.
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At the request of any criminal justice agency within this state, the section may assist such agency in the establishment of local identification and records systems.[ 1972 ex.s. c 152 s 5.]
RCW 43.43.725 Records as evidence.
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Any copy of a criminal history record, photograph, fingerprint, or other paper or document in the files of the section, certified by the chief or his or her designee to be a true and complete copy of the original or of information on file with the section, shall be admissible in …
RCW 43.43.730 Records—Inspection—Copying—Requests for purge or modification—Appeals.
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(1) Any individual shall have the right to inspect or request a copy of the criminal history record information on file with the section which refers to the individual. If the individual believes such information to be inaccurate or incomplete, he or she may request the section t…
RCW 43.43.735 Photographing and fingerprinting—Powers and duties of law enforcement agencies—Other data.
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(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…
RCW 43.43.740 Photographing and fingerprinting—Transmittal of data.
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(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 …
RCW 43.43.742 Submission of fingerprints taken from persons for noncriminal purposes—Fees.
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The Washington state patrol shall adopt rules concerning submission of fingerprints taken by local agencies after July 26, 1987, from persons for license application or other noncriminal purposes. The Washington state patrol may charge fees for submission of fingerprints which wi…
RCW 43.43.745 Convicted persons, fingerprinting required, records—Furloughs, information to section, notice to local agencies—Arrests, disposition information—Convicts, information to section, notice to local agencies—Registration of sex offenders.
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(1) It shall be the duty of the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, of the chief of police of each city or town, or of every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies operating within this state, to record the fingerprints of all persons held in or remande…
RCW 43.43.750 Use of force to obtain identification information—Liability.
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In exercising their duties and authority under RCW 43.43.735 and 43.43.740, the sheriffs, directors of public safety, chiefs of police, and other chief law enforcement officers, may, consistent with constitutional and legal requirements, use such reasonable force as is necessary …
RCW 43.43.751 Biological samples for missing persons investigations.
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Biological samples taken for a missing person's investigation under RCW 68.50.320 shall be forwarded to the appropriate laboratory as soon as possible. The crime laboratory of the Washington state patrol will provide guidance to agencies regarding where samples should be sent. If…
RCW 43.43.752 DNA identification system—Plan—Report.
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(1) To support criminal justice services in the local communities throughout this state, the state patrol in consultation with the University of Washington school of medicine shall develop a plan for and establish a DNA identification system. In implementing the plan, the state p…
RCW 43.43.753 Findings—DNA identification system—DNA database—DNA data bank.
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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 …
RCW 43.43.7532 DNA identification system—DNA database account.
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The state DNA database account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall consist of funds appropriated by the legislature for operation and maintenance of the DNA database and all receipts under RCW 43.43.7541. Expenditures from the account may be used o…
RCW 43.43.754 DNA identification system—Biological samples—Collection, use, testing—Scope and application of section.
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(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 adjudicated of an offense which if committed by an adult would be a felony, or any of the following crimes (or equivalent ju…
RCW 43.43.7541 DNA identification system—Collection of biological samples—Fees prior to July 1, 2023—Distribution—Waiver.
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(1) The clerk of the court shall transmit 80 percent of any amounts collected for fees imposed prior to July 1, 2023, for the collection of an offender's DNA to the state treasurer for deposit in the state DNA database account created under RCW 43.43.7532, and shall transmit 20 p…
RCW 43.43.756 DNA identification system—Analysis, assistance, and testimony services.
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The Washington state patrol forensic laboratory services bureau may:(1) Provide DNA analysis services to law enforcement agencies throughout the state;(2) Provide assistance to law enforcement officials and prosecutors in the preparation and utilization of DNA evidence for presen…
RCW 43.43.758 DNA identification system—Local law enforcement systems—Limitations.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no local law enforcement agency may establish or operate a DNA identification system before July 1, 1990, and unless:(a) The equipment of the local system is compatible with that of the state system under RCW 43.43.752;(b)…
RCW 43.43.759 DNA identification system—Rule-making requirements.
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The Washington state patrol shall consult with the forensic investigations council and adopt rules to implement RCW 43.43.752 through 43.43.758. The rules shall prohibit the use of DNA identification data for any research or other purpose that is not related to a criminal investi…
RCW 43.43.760 Personal identification—Requests—Purpose—Applicants—Fee.
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(1) Whenever a resident of this state appears before any law enforcement agency and requests an impression of his or her fingerprints to be made, such agency may comply with his or her request and make the required copies of the impressions on forms marked "Personal Identificatio…
RCW 43.43.762 Criminal street gang database—Information exempt from public disclosure.
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The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall work with the Washington state patrol to coordinate, designate, and recommend the use of a statewide database accessible by law enforcement agencies that utilizes existing resources, networks, or structures for assess…
RCW 43.43.765 Reports of transfer, release or changes as to committed or imprisoned persons—Records.
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The principal officers of the jails, correctional institutions, state mental institutions and all places of detention to which a person is committed under chapter 10.77 RCW, chapter 71.06 RCW, or chapter 71.09 RCW for treatment or under a sentence of imprisonment for any crime as…