Section 218-04-010 - Purpose and dutiesThe forensic investigations council is established pursuant to chapter 398, Laws of 1995. The purpose of the forensic investigations council is to:
(1) Preserve and enhance the state crime laboratory;(2) Fund the death investigation system and to make related state and local institutions more efficient;(3) Preserve and enhance the state toxicology laboratory;(4) Provide resources necessary for the performance, by qualified pathologists, of autopsies;(5) Improve the performance of death investigations and the criminal justice system through the formal training of county coroners and county medical examiners;(6) Establish and maintain a dental identification system; and(7) Provide flexibility so that any county may establish a county morgue when it serves the public interest.Wash. Admin. Code § 218-04-010
Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.020. 96-16-062, § 218-04-010, filed 8/5/96, effective 9/5/96.