FL H0727

Creates Section 960.0013, Florida Statutes, establishing the "Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights" with rights including access to sexual assault counselors during examinations and interviews, confidentiality of counselor communications, right to have counsel present, and right to choose the gender of interviewing law enforcement officer

Requires sexual offense evidence kits to be submitted to crime laboratories within 5 days of law enforcement receipt (reduced from 30 days) and analyzed within 60 days (reduced from 120 days), with mandatory 20-year retention or until survivor reaches age 40 if they were a minor

Establishes a statewide tracking system by July 1, 2020 allowing survivors to monitor their evidence kit location and status via telephone or internet, administered by the Department of Legal Affairs in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement

Prohibits medical providers from charging survivors for forensic examinations and prohibits using evidence kit results to prosecute survivors for misdemeanors or drug crimes under chapter 893

Creates civil cause of action allowing survivors to seek injunctive relief or recover actual damages or $1,000 (whichever is greater), with potential treble damages up to $6,000 for willful violations; Attorney General may also bring enforcement actions