Bill Title: Rape kit testing. Defines "kit" as a standard medical forensic examination kit for victims of a sex crime, as developed by the state police department. Requires the superintendent of the state police department (superintendent) to adopt guidelines that: (1) urge law enforcement agencies to send kits for testing not later than 21 days after receiving notice of a completed kit from a forensic medical services provider; (2) urge crime labs to test kits within 30 days of receipt; (3) urge law enforcement agencies to test previously untested kits; (4) urge law enforcement agencies to eliminate any backlog associated with untested

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety [HB1121 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Jim Lucas [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-069	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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