AZ HB2849

Establishes comprehensive rights for sexual assault survivors including the right to consult with a sexual assault victim advocate during medical examinations and law enforcement interviews, with this right retained even if previously waived.

Requires medical facilities to inform survivors of their rights in an attorney general-developed document before examination and prohibits charging survivors for costs of medical evidentiary examinations.

Mandates law enforcement submit sexual assault kit evidence to crime laboratories within 15 business days of receiving notice and prohibits using kit evidence to prosecute survivors for misdemeanor or drug offenses.

Guarantees survivors the right to free copies of law enforcement reports, timely notice of case disposition and defendant location, access to defendant sex offender registry information, and the ability to provide impact statements at relevant proceedings.

Establishes that communications between survivors and sexual assault victim advocates are confidential and privileged, and requires survivors be informed of their rights to gender-selected interviewers, protection from intimidation, and exemption from polygraph examination requirements.