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HI SR44
Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges all law enforcement agencies to test sexual assault evidence collection kits in accordance with the Malama Kakou Project guidelines established by the Department of the Attorney General under Act 207.
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Requires law enforcement agencies to submit testing requests to accredited laboratories within 90 days of kit receipt and follow up to obtain results within 90 days of the request.
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Mandates the Department of the Attorney General submit annual reports to the Senate President and House Speaker beginning in 2018, detailing the number of kits reported, collected, tested, not tested, and destroyed by county and agency in the prior year.
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Addresses Hawaii's sexual assault evidence backlog, noting that of 2,240 kits held by county police departments since 1992, only 289 had been tested as of June 2016, leaving 1,951 untested.
Legislative Description
Urging Law Enforcement Agencies To Follow The Guidelines Developed By The Malama Kakou Project For The Testing Of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits And Requesting An Annual Report From The Department Of The Attorney General On The Testing Of Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits In The State.
Reporting
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-30-17.
5/30/2017