Senate Bill 15-005: Medical Testing in First Degree Assault Cases

• Court shall order adults and juveniles bound over for trial or convicted of first degree assault to submit to medical testing for communicable diseases and provide blood, bodily fluids, or other specimens if such fluids contacted a victim, peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical provider.

• Defendant must report test results to the court within ten days, and the court shall disclose results to any person who came into contact with the substance and requests disclosure.

• Review and disclosure of medical test results must be closed and confidential, with all related transaction records also kept confidential.

• Voluntary submission to medical testing is admissible as mitigation of sentence if the defendant is convicted of the charged offense.

• Court may order a convicted defendant to pay all or part of the financial obligations for medical tests and treatment performed on victims and first responders.

• Takes effect July 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.