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OH HB719
Bill
Status
12/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
Dorothy Pelanda
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AI Summary
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Requires Ohio Attorney General to create, operate, and maintain a statewide tracking system for sexual assault examination kits in consultation with an advisory group.
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Tracking system shall monitor kit status from initial collection at medical facilities through law enforcement storage, crime laboratory analysis, and final destruction or storage.
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Allows all entities handling kits in the chain of custody to update kit status and location within the system.
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Permits individuals to anonymously access the system to check location and status of their sexual assault examination kit.
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Requires all entities in the chain of custody to participate in the system within one year of its creation; system information is confidential except for anonymous victim access.
Legislative Description
Create system for processing sex assault exam kits
State and Local Government : State Government
Last Action
Introduced
12/6/2018