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Depictions of victim created during forensic examinationConfidentiality.

(1) In a criminal proceeding, a depiction of a victim's genitals that was created during a sexual assault medical forensic examination, regardless of its format:
(a) Shall not be shown in open judicial proceedings; and
(b) Must be filed as a confidential document within the court file.
(2) An expert witness in a criminal proceeding may inspect, view, examine, and provide testimony on a depiction of a victim's genitals that was created during a sexual assault medical forensic examination.
(3) All depictions of a victim that was created during a sexual assault medical forensic examination must be filed as a confidential document within the court file.

NOTES:

Effective date2024 c 297: See note following RCW 7.68.127.
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