Bill Summary for H 945 (2017-2018)

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Jun 14 2018

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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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Senate Amendment #1 makes the following changes to the 2nd ed.: 

Adds new subsection (a) to the new GS 114-65 stating legislative findings that preserving and testing sexual assault evidence collection kits is important to public safety and vital to solving cases; states legislative intent that every sexual assault evidence collection kit be tested.  Renumbers original subsection (a) as new subsection (a1).

Amends the new GS 114-65(a) to require the Department of Public Safety to adopt sanctions as well as rules and guidelines for agencies required to participate in the sexual assault evidence collection kit system. 

Modifies charge to working group to specify that the group’s strategic plan must address (1) priority order for testing; (2) testing all testable kits; (3) preservation of kits; (4) sanctions for unlawful contamination or destruction of kits.; and (5) statewide testing protocols.