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IN HB1121
Bill
Status
1/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Jim Lucas
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AI Summary
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Defines "kit" as a standard medical forensic examination kit for sex crime victims developed by the state police department.
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Requires the superintendent of state police to adopt guidelines urging law enforcement agencies to submit kits for testing within 21 days of receiving notice from a forensic medical services provider, and crime labs to test kits within 30 days of receipt.
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Requires law enforcement agencies and crime labs to eliminate untested kit backlogs by October 31, 2018, and mandates reporting of kit inventory statistics and testing delays to an interim study committee.
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Requires forensic medical services providers to notify law enforcement within 24 hours after completing a kit examination.
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Directs the department of homeland security to develop best practices and guidelines for crime labs and law enforcement agencies to eliminate untested kit backlogs, covering collection procedures, transfer protocols, victim notifications, and kit storage and maintenance.
Legislative Description
Rape kit testing. Defines "kit" as a standard medical forensic examination kit for victims of a sex crime, as developed by the state police department. Requires the superintendent of the state police department (superintendent) to adopt guidelines that: (1) urge law enforcement agencies to send kits for testing not later than 21 days after receiving notice of a completed kit from a forensic medical services provider; (2) urge crime labs to test kits within 30 days of receipt; (3) urge law enforcement agencies to test previously untested kits; (4) urge law enforcement agencies to eliminate any backlog associated with untested
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety
1/4/2018