NC H29

Requires all sexual assault examination kits reported to law enforcement in North Carolina to be tested and eliminates the backlog of untested kits statewide.

Establishes a 24-hour notification requirement for collecting agencies to notify law enforcement and a 45-day deadline for law enforcement to submit reported kits to the State Crime Laboratory for testing.

Mandates law enforcement agencies possessing kits completed before January 1, 2018, to establish review teams within 3 months and conduct priority reviews within 6 months, considering factors including investigative value, CODIS potential, victim participation, and exculpatory value.

Appropriates $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 to fund testing of untested sexual assault examination kits.

Requires law enforcement agencies to provide electronic notice to the State Crime Laboratory within 15 days of any arrest or conviction resulting from a CODIS hit on a submitted DNA sample.