AZ HB2206

Establishes comprehensive rights for sexual assault survivors in Arizona, including the right to consult with a sexual assault victim advocate during medical examinations and law enforcement interviews, and ensures communications with advocates are confidential and privileged.

Requires medical facilities to provide sexual assault survivors with no-cost medical examinations, postcoital contraception within four hours of arrival, and shower facilities, along with written notice of survivor rights developed by the Attorney General.

Mandates law enforcement and medical providers inform survivors of their rights before interviews or examinations, including the right to an advocate, choice of officer gender when reasonably available, and prohibits discouraging survivors from receiving medical examinations.

Restricts use of sexual assault kit evidence to prohibit prosecution of survivors for misdemeanor or drug offenses and prevents the kit from being used to search for evidence of unrelated misdemeanor or drug offenses committed by the survivor.

Creates a sexual assault survivor rights study committee with representatives from state agencies, survivors, victim advocates, law enforcement, and community organizations tasked with studying best practices and recommending improvements to complaint mechanisms, victim advocate availability, and implementation oversight by September 30, 2021.