Cities and prosecutors back allowing accredited private labs to reduce toxicology backlog; counties and WSP flag costs and equity concerns Seattle's city attorney and prosecuting attorneys supported SB 5,880 to permit ISO/IEC 17025–accredited private labs to process toxicology tests to reduce a backlog that delays prosecutions; counties and Washington State Patrol said the measure could shift costs to local governments and pose chain-of-custody and litigation issues unless carefully limited.

Seattle's toxicology backlog could see a major turnaround with a new bill allowing accredited private labs to handle tests, but concerns about costs and equity are raising eyebrows.

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