May 1, 2018 · The authority the legislature gave to the Washington state patrol to implement a tracking system requires adoption of rules establishing a uniform sexual assault kit to allow successful implementation of the sexual assault kit tracking initiative.

The Washington state patrol crime laboratory must give priority to the laboratory examination of sexual assault kits at the request of a local law enforcement agency for: (a) Active investigations and cases with impending court dates;

The legislature finds that counties should give priority to the successful prosecution of sexual assault cases, especially those that involve children, by ensuring that prosecutors, investigators, defense attorneys, and victim advocates are properly trained and available.

2 concerning the delivery of sexual assault services to victims. 3 The legislature approves the recommendations of the advisory 4 committee and consolidates the functions and funding for sexual assault

This document is the annual report to the Washington State Legislature and Governor as directed by RCW 5.70.040. This report includes data collected by the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Crime Laboratory Division (CLD) regarding the progress of forensic DNA testing of sexual assault kits (SAKs) in Washington State as of September 30, 2020, as well

The Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (WCSAP) is a non‐profit organization that strives to unite agencies engaged in the elimination of sexual violence.

Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system — Participation by hospitals. Hospitals licensed under this chapter 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 collected by or in the custody of hospitals and other entities ...

A respondent's use of alcohol or drugs is not a valid defense to a charge of EDFR sexual assault, and a respondent will be held to the standard of a reasonable sober person in evaluating whether the respondent knew or reasonably should have known the complainant was incapacitated.

The legislature finds that state law requires the crime victims' compensation fund to pay the costs of sexual assault examinations of minors when they are performed to gather evidence for possible prosecution.

WAC 446-95-030 Washington sexual assault kits. (1) The Washing-ton state patrol shall ensure that the standards for the WSAK are con-sistent with the standards or guidelines established by a committee which may include representatives from medical specialists, sexual as-sault nurse examiners, attorneys, forensic scientists, and law en-