CT HB06498

Requires health care facilities to collect sexual assault evidence with victim consent and contact police to receive it within specified timeframes.

Mandates police departments transfer collected evidence to the Division of Scientific Services within ten days of collection while maintaining evidence integrity.

Requires the Division of Scientific Services to analyze evidence within sixty days of collection, or within sixty days of receiving police notification if the victim later reports the assault.

Establishes that evidence must be held for at least five years after collection if the victim remains anonymous, or until conclusion of criminal proceedings if a report is filed.

Restricts admissibility of victim's sexual conduct evidence in sexual assault prosecutions to specific circumstances (paternity/injury, impeachment, consent, or other evidence critical to defendant's constitutional rights) and requires in camera hearings with sealed motions and transcripts.