AZ SB1645

Requires health care facilities to notify investigating law enforcement agencies within 48 hours of obtaining written consent to release sexual assault kit evidence.

Mandates law enforcement agencies take possession of sexual assault kits within 5 business days of notification and submit them to accredited crime laboratories within 15 business days.

Requires crime laboratories to analyze all submitted sexual assault kits as soon as practicable and upload eligible DNA profiles to state, municipal, and federal databases.

Establishes a secure anonymous internet portal allowing victims to access information about their sexual assault kits, including location, testing date, results, and whether a DNA profile was obtained.

Clarifies that law enforcement failures to meet submission deadlines do not constitute grounds to challenge DNA evidence validity or exclude evidence in criminal or civil proceedings.