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CA SB464

Bill

Status

Passed

10/10/2023

Primary Sponsor

Aisha Wahab

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Reduces notification deadline for prosecutors to inform crime victims and witnesses of case final disposition from 60 days to 30 days after disposition.

  • Requires all law enforcement agencies and public crime laboratories to create records in the SAFE-T database for all untested victim sexual assault kits by July 1, 2026, with separate tracking of untested suspect kits outside the database.

  • Defines a "tested" sexual assault kit as one that has undergone DNA quantitation and either shows insufficient DNA or continues through DNA typing if sufficient DNA is present.

  • Requires medical facilities and other non-law enforcement entities to report untested sexual assault kits to the Department of Justice by July 1, 2026, with the DOJ submitting a comprehensive audit report to the Legislature by July 1, 2027.

  • Allows sexual assault victims to request that their collected kit not be tested, exempting such kits from testing and related reporting requirements.

Legislative Description

Criminal law: rights of victims and witnesses of crimes.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 715, Statutes of 2023.

10/10/2023

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/28/2023
Public Safety6/8/2023
Appropriations4/26/2023
Public Safety3/29/2023
Rules2/13/2023

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