Bill Summary for H 945 (2017-2018)

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Bill: RAPE EVIDENCE COLLECTION KIT TRACKING ACT.

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Jun 6 2018
S.L. 2018-70

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 945 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 16, 2018
AN ACT TO CREATE THE STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KIT TRACKING SYSTEM AND TO REQUIRE TESTING OF PREVIOUSLY UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
Intro. by Boles, Davis.

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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

Directs the working group convened by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) pursuant to Section 3 of the act to make findings and recommendations to the Secretary of DPS and the Director of the State Crime Laboratory with respect to which untested sexual assault evidence collections should be tested, the testing priority of untested sexual assault evidence collection kits, and protocols for testing future sexual assault evidence collection kits in accordance with proposed GS 114-65.