Washington Administrative Code
Title 446 - State Patrol (See also Titles 204, 212 and 448)
Chapter 446-95 - STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT TRACKING SYSTEM
Section 446-95-020 - Definitions

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 446-95-020

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the term:

(1) "Hospital" means any institution, place, building, or agency licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW;

(2) "Sexual assault kit" or "SAK" means a standardized box containing items for collecting and storing forensic evidence;

(3) "Washington sexual assault kit" or "WSAK" means a standardized SAK distributed by the approved vendor including a unique identifier, containing items for collecting and storing forensic evidence; with unique login information to be provided to the survivor allowing tracking of the WSAK;

(4) "Sexual assault kit tracking system" or "tracking system" means a secure system accessible via the internet intended for the purposes of tracking all Washington sexual assault kits, regardless of when they were collected;

(5) "Survivor" or "victim" means any person who suffers physical, emotional, financial, and/or psychological impact as a proximate result of a sexual assault;

(6) "Sexual assault" has the same meaning as in RCW 70.125.030;

(7) "Unique identifier" means a numeric or alphanumeric string that is associated with a single entity within a given system (i.e., barcode).

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