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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.43.7541 (2026)

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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 percent of the fee collected to the agency responsible for collection of a biological sample from the offender as required under RCW 43.43.754.
(2) Upon motion by the offender, the court shall waive any fee for the collection of the offender's DNA imposed prior to July 1, 2023.
[ 2023 c 449 s 4; 2018 c 269 s 18; 2015 c 265 s 31; 2011 c 125 s 1; 2008 c 97 s 3; 2002 c 289 s 4.]

Notes:

Effective date—2023 c 449: See note following RCW 13.40.058.
Construction—2018 c 269: See note following RCW 10.82.090.
Finding—Intent—2015 c 265: See note following RCW 13.50.010.
Severability—Effective date—2002 c 289: See notes following RCW 43.43.753.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 432 cases (135 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: State Of Washington v. Michael Christopher Shelton, 378 P.3d 230 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016).
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State Of Washington v. Michael Christopher Shelton, 378 P.3d 230 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 9× “Defendant shall pay DNA collection fee in the amount of $100 (RCW 43.43.7541 - mandatory). 4.2 OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS: .”
State Of Washington, V Wyatt Taylor Seward, 384 P.3d 620 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 9× “He argues that (1) the imposition of mandatory LFOs under RCW 43.43.7541 (deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) collection fee), RCW 7.”
State Of Washington v. Tommie Lewis, 379 P.3d 129 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 9× “The court waived imposition of all discretionary fees, costs, and interest on the mandatory obligation of $600.”
State v. Mathers, 376 P.3d 1163 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “RCW 43.43.7541 (emphasis added). *918 ¶6 The VPA statute states, When any person is found guilty in any superior court of having committed a crime .”
State Of Washington, V. James Laron Ellis, 530 P.3d 1048 (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “RCW 43.43.7541 currently provides that the DNA collection fee is mandatory unless the offender’s DNA previously had been collected as the result of a prior conviction.”
State v. Johnson, 374 P.3d 1206 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “Johnson’s claim that imposing the mandatory DNA fee provided by RCW 43.43.7541 violates equal protection when applied to a repeat offender.”
State v. Thornton, 353 P.3d 642 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “The sentencing court imposed a $100 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) collection fee as a mandatory legal financial obligation (LFO) under RCW 43.43.7541. Ms. Thornton appeals, contending the court erred in imposing the DNA collection fee because she had already submitted a DNA sample…”
State of Washington v. Gary Lyle Stoddard, 366 P.3d 474 (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “RCW 43.43.7541. ¶8 Gary Stoddard contends that the mandatory $100 DNA collection fee imposed under RCW 43.”
State v. Catling, 438 P.3d 1174 (Wash. 2019). · cites it 2× “¶5 On September 26, 2016, the trial court issued a written order imposing mandatory LFOs totaling $ 800 ($ 500 for crime victims' compensation assessment (per RCW 7.68.035(l)(a) ), $ 200 for criminal filing fee (per RCW 36.”
State v. Thompson, 223 P.3d 1165 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “" Former RCW 43.43.7541 (2002). ¶ 32 In 2008 the legislature passed an amendment to make the fee mandatory regardless of hardship.”
State v. Brewster, 218 P.3d 249 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “¶ 4 At the time of Brewster's offense in 2006, former RCW 43.43.7541 (2002) provided courts with discretion as to whether to impose the DNA collection fee: Every sentence imposed under chapter 9.”
State Of Washington v. Manuel Gonzales, 392 P.3d 1158 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “3 The DNA collection statute, RCW 43.43.7541, provides in part: *155 Every sentence imposed for a crime specified in RCW 43.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 43.43.7541(1) — 3 cases
State of Washington v. Yuri Anatoly Feitser (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State Of Washington, V Lyudmila V. Tadzhibayev (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State of Washington v. Veniamin Zimin (Wash. Ct. App. 2026).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 43.43.7541(2) — 44 cases
State Of Washington, V. James Dean Schultz, 548 P.3d 559 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State of Washington v. Barclay Dylan Bennett, 553 P.3d 1150 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State Of Washington, V. Raymond Walter Sanchez (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State Of Washington, V. Raymond Walter Sanchez (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
State Of Washington, V. Joel White (Wash. Ct. App. 2025).
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