Expands the Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors in Vermont.

This bill proposes to expand the Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors by guaranteeing that a survivor may have a support person of the survivor’s choosing at all stages of any medical forensic examination and criminal investigation. The survivor may retain private counsel during any criminal investigation and subsequent proceeding. The bill also allows the survivor to shower immediately after any medical forensic evaluation, request a law enforcement officer of the same gender for any interviews, and prohibits the use of any evidence gathered during a medical forensic examination to.

Expands the Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors in Vermont.

This bill proposes to expand the Bill of Rights for Sexual Assault Survivors by guaranteeing that a survivor may have a support person of the survivor’s choosing at all stages of any medical forensic examination and criminal investigation. The survivor may retain private counsel during any criminal investigation and subsequent proceeding. The bill also allows the survivor to shower immediately after any medical forensic evaluation, request a law enforcement officer of the same gender for any interviews, and prohibits the use of any evidence gathered during a medical forensic examination to.