Requires sexual offense evidence to be stored for 20 years or until the victim's 40th birthday, whichever is later.
This bill mandates that all sexual offense evidence be stored in a locked, separate, and secure area for a period of twenty years from the date of collection or until the victim's fortieth birthday, whichever is later. It also requires hospitals, law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratories, and prosecutors to comply with established protocols for tracking the status and location of reported evidence collection kits.
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