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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS BILL OF | |
RIGHTS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Mack, Mendes, DiMario, Calkin, Valverde, Anderson, Seveney, | |
Date Introduced: February 15, 2022 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Title 12 of the General Laws entitled "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following chapter: |
3 | CHAPTER 28.1 |
4 | SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS BILL OF RIGHTS |
5 | 12-28.1-1. Short title. |
6 | This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights." |
7 | 12-28.1-2. Definitions. |
8 | As used in this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the |
9 | context clearly requires otherwise: |
10 | (1) "Crime laboratory" means the state crime laboratory as established in chapter 1.2 of |
11 | title 12. |
12 | (2) "Law enforcement official" means any peace officer as defined in § 12-7-21 or any |
13 | person employed by a private police agency of any educational institution located in this state. |
14 | (3) "Medical provider" means any qualified health care professional, hospital, other |
15 | emergency medical facility, or any other facility conducting a medical evidentiary or physical |
16 | examination of a sexual assault survivor. |
17 | (4) "Sexual assault forensic evidence" or "sexual assault collection kit" or "kit" means a |
18 | human biological specimen or specimens collected by a medical provider during a forensic medical |
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1 | examination from the victim of a sexually oriented criminal offense or a sexual assault survivor, |
2 | including, but not limited to, toxicology kits. |
3 | (5) "Sexual assault survivor" or "survivor" means any person who is a victim of a crime |
4 | defined under chapters 37 or 67.1 of title 11 and if the survivor is incompetent as defined in § 40.1- |
5 | 5-2, deceased, or a minor who is unable to consent to counseling services, the parent, guardian, |
6 | spouse, or any other person related to the survivor by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree, |
7 | or any other lawful representative of the survivor, unless such person is the alleged assailant. |
8 | 12-28.1-3. Attachment and duration of rights. |
9 | (a) The rights provided to survivors in this chapter attach whenever a survivor is subject to |
10 | a medical evidentiary, or physical examination and whenever a survivor is subject to an interview |
11 | by a law enforcement official, prosecutor, or defense attorney, during and in relation to any |
12 | investigation or court hearing of a sexual assault complaint made by the survivor. |
13 | (b) A survivor retains all the rights contained in this chapter at all times, regardless of |
14 | whether the survivor agrees to participate in any investigation or generally, in the criminal justice |
15 | system of any court of this state and regardless of whether the survivor consents to a medical |
16 | evidentiary or physical examination to collect sexual assault forensic evidence. |
17 | 12-28.1-4. Rights - Generally. |
18 | (a) A sexual assault survivor has the right to be reasonably protected from the defendant |
19 | and persons acting on behalf of the defendant, pursuant to the procedure set forth in chapter 37.2 |
20 | of title 11. |
21 | (b) A sexual assault survivor has the right to be free from intimidation, harassment, and |
22 | abuse and the courts shall make reasonable efforts to provide the survivor and the survivor’s family |
23 | members, friends, and witnesses with a secure waiting area or room that is separate from the waiting |
24 | area of the defendant and the defendant’s family members, friends, witnesses, and attorneys; and |
25 | separate from the attorney general's office located in the various courthouses. |
26 | (c) A sexual assault survivor has the right to be treated with fairness and respect for his or |
27 | her privacy and dignity and the courts shall, upon the request of the survivor, clear the courtroom |
28 | of all persons when the survivor is testifying regarding the sexual assault in any civil or criminal |
29 | trial, except that parties to the cause and their immediate families or guardians, attorneys and their |
30 | staff, court reporters, officers of the court and jurors. Newspaper reporters or broadcasters, |
31 | members of the public and witnesses designated by the prosecutor may remain in the courtroom, at |
32 | the request of the survivor. |
33 | (d) A sexual assault survivor shall not be required to submit to a polygraph examination as |
34 | a prerequisite to filing an accusatory pleading or to participating in any part of the criminal justice |
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1 | system. |
2 | (e) A sexual assault survivor has the right to be heard through a survivor impact statement |
3 | at any proceeding involving a post-arrest release decision, plea, sentencing, post-conviction release |
4 | decision, or any other proceeding where a right of the survivor is at issue, pursuant to chapter 28 |
5 | of title 12 and the right to provide a sentencing recommendation to the probation department official |
6 | conducting a pre-sentence investigation. |
7 | 12-28.1-5. Right to a sexual assault counselor and support person. |
8 | (a) A survivor has the right to consult with a sexual assault counselor during any medical |
9 | evidentiary or physical examination, as well as the right to have a support person of the survivor’s |
10 | choosing present during any interview by a law enforcement official, prosecutor, or defense |
11 | attorney. A survivor retains this right even if the survivor has previously waived it during prior |
12 | examinations or interviews. |
13 | (b) Communications between a survivor and a sexual assault counselor are confidential |
14 | and privileged, including any information disclosed in the presence of any third parties during a |
15 | medical evidentiary or physical examination or during any interview by a law enforcement official, |
16 | prosecutor or defense attorney, except where a court of competent jurisdiction determines that |
17 | disclosure is required to comply with due process requirements. |
18 | (c) The presence of a sexual assault counselor during any medical evidentiary or physical |
19 | examination or during any interview by any law enforcement official, prosecutor or defense |
20 | attorney, is privileged and does not operate as a waiver of any other existing privilege guaranteed |
21 | by law. |
22 | (d) Notwithstanding any waiver of privilege, a survivor’s communications with a sexual |
23 | assault counselor, or waiver of the right to a sexual assault counselor, shall not be admissible into |
24 | evidence for any purpose except with the consent of the survivor, except where a court of competent |
25 | jurisdiction determines that disclosure is required to comply with due process requirements. |
26 | 12-28.1-6. Collection of sexual assault forensic evidence. |
27 | (a) No costs incurred by a medical provider for the medical evidentiary examination portion |
28 | of the examination of a survivor shall be charged directly or indirectly to the survivor. |
29 | (b) Before a medical provider commences a medical evidentiary or physical examination |
30 | of a survivor, the medical provider shall: |
31 | (1) Provide a copy of the survivor’s rights on a form prepared by the department of health |
32 | in conjunction with the department of attorney general, which copy shall be signed by the survivor |
33 | prior to any medical evidentiary or physical examination; |
34 | (2) Inform the survivor of the right to consult with a sexual assault counselor, who shall be |
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1 | summoned by the medical provider prior to the commencement of any medical evidentiary or |
2 | physical examination, unless a sexual assault counselor cannot be summoned in a reasonably timely |
3 | manner; and the survivor’s right to have at least one support person of the survivor’s choosing |
4 | present during any examination; |
5 | (3) Inform the survivor of the ramifications of delaying the medical evidentiary or physical |
6 | examination in the event a sexual assault counselor cannot be summoned in a reasonably timely |
7 | manner; and |
8 | (4) Permit the survivor, after the medical evidentiary or physical examination, to shower |
9 | at the medical facility, at no cost. If there is no shower facility available, the survivor shall be so |
10 | notified. |
11 | 12-28.1-7. Interview with law enforcement, prosecutor or defense attorney. |
12 | (a) Prior to the commencement of an interview of a survivor, a law enforcement official, |
13 | prosecutor or defense attorney shall inform the survivor of the following: |
14 | (1) The survivor’s rights pursuant to this chapter and other relevant law by providing the |
15 | survivor with a document prepared in accordance with § 12-28.1-6(b)(1). The survivor shall sign |
16 | the document acknowledging its receipt. |
17 | (2) The survivor’s right to consult with a sexual assault counselor during any interview by |
18 | a law enforcement official, prosecutor or defense attorney, to be summoned by the interviewer prior |
19 | to any commencement of any questioning, unless no sexual assault counselor can be summoned in |
20 | a reasonably timely manner; |
21 | (3) The survivor’s right to have a support person of the survivor’s choosing, present during |
22 | any interview, unless the law enforcement official, prosecutor or defense attorney determines in |
23 | their good faith professional judgment, that the presence of a support person would be detrimental |
24 | to the purpose of the interview; and |
25 | (4) The survivor, during interviews by law enforcement officials, shall have the right to |
26 | choose the gender of the interviewer. If no law enforcement official of that gender is reasonably |
27 | available, the survivor may be interviewed by an available law enforcement officer only with the |
28 | survivor’s consent. |
29 | (b) No law enforcement official, prosecutor or defense attorney shall, for any reason, |
30 | discourage a survivor from seeking or receiving a medical evidentiary or physical examination. |
31 | 12-28.1-8. Right to counsel. |
32 | A survivor retains the right to have counsel present during all stages of any medical |
33 | examination, interview, investigation, or other interaction with representatives from the legal or |
34 | criminal justice system within the state. Treatment of the survivor should not be affected or altered |
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1 | in any way as a result of the survivor’s decision to exercise the right to have counsel present at any |
2 | stage of the investigation. |
3 | 12-28.1-9. Analysis of sexual assault forensic evidence. |
4 | (a) A survivor has the right to prompt analysis of sexual assault forensic evidence obtained |
5 | as a result of or from any medical evidentiary or physical examination, |
6 | (b) A medical care provider shall, upon conducting and completing a medical evidentiary |
7 | and/or physical examination to collect sexual assault forensic evidence, inform the survivor that: |
8 | (1) The sexual assault forensic evidence shall be transported to the crime laboratory and |
9 | analyzed within ninety (90) days, unless the survivor requests in writing at any time prior to |
10 | analysis, for the crime laboratory to defer analysis of the evidence; |
11 | (2) If the survivor requests the analysis be deferred, they can request the crime laboratory |
12 | to conduct the analysis at any later date before the expiration of the retention period contained in |
13 | subsection (3) of this subsection. |
14 | (3) The crime laboratory shall retain the sexual assault forensic evidence for a period of |
15 | time to be no less than the conclusion of any prosecution of the offender and subsequent appeals, |
16 | or alternatively, if the testing is deferred at the request of the survivor pursuant to subsection (b)(1) |
17 | of this subsection, for a period of time up to the expiration of the statute of limitations for the |
18 | offense(s) charged, and if the survivor was a minor at the time of the assault, until the survivor |
19 | reaches the age of forty (40) years of age. |
20 | (c) Upon completion of collecting sexual assault forensic evidence, the medical provider |
21 | shall, within twenty-four (24) hours, notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over |
22 | the investigation. |
23 | (d) The relevant law enforcement agency shall, upon receiving notification from the |
24 | medical provider that the forensic evidence has been collected, collect and take possession of the |
25 | evidence and within forty-eight (48) hours, assign the evidence criminal complaint numbers, |
26 | preserve it according to accepted standards of chain of custody and deliver the forensic evidence to |
27 | the crime laboratory for further testing. |
28 | (e) If it is determined that the investigating law enforcement agency does not have |
29 | jurisdiction over the alleged assault, it shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency having |
30 | proper jurisdiction within twenty-four (24) hours of making that determination and within forty- |
31 | eight (48) hours, transmit all evidence, reports, notes witness statements, and any other physical |
32 | evidence to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The law enforcement agency having proper |
33 | jurisdiction shall adhere to all guidelines and rights set out in this chapter. |
34 | (f) Any law enforcement agency that submits sexual assault forensic evidence to the crime |
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1 | laboratory shall, immediately following such submission, notify the survivor of the name, address, |
2 | and telephone number of the laboratory. The law enforcement agency shall further notify the |
3 | survivor of the information listed in this section. |
4 | (g) The state crime laboratory shall within ninety (90) days of receipt and testing of any |
5 | forensic evidence, upload any available deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profiles into the combined |
6 | DNA index system (CODIS) and otherwise comply with the mandates of chapter 1.5 of title 12 |
7 | relative to DNA detection. |
8 | (h) A survivor has the right to be informed, upon their request, of the results of the analysis |
9 | of their sexual assault forensic evidence kits, including whether the analysis yielded a DNA profile, |
10 | and whether the analysis yielded a DNA match, either to the named perpetrator or to a suspect |
11 | already in CODIS. This information shall be provided to the survivor through a secure and |
12 | confidential message, in writing, from the state crime laboratory. |
13 | (i) A defendant or suspect in a sexual assault investigation, shall have no standing to object |
14 | to any failure to comply with any provisions of this section and the failure to comply may not be |
15 | used by a defendant to have the conviction or sentence vacated or overturned. |
16 | (j) The failure of a law enforcement agency to take possession of and deliver sexual assault |
17 | forensic evidence within the time frames set out in this section shall not alter its authority to take |
18 | possession of the evidence or submit the evidence to the crime laboratory for testing. Further, any |
19 | delay shall not alter the authority of the crime laboratory to take possession of the evidence from |
20 | the law enforcement agency, conduct testing or enter the evidence into CODIS. The failure to |
21 | comply with the requirements of this chapter shall not constitute grounds in any criminal or civil |
22 | proceeding for challenging the validity of the information and no court shall exclude the evidence |
23 | on those grounds. |
24 | 12-28.1-10. Bar to prosecution. |
25 | (a) No sexual assault forensic evidence shall be used: |
26 | (1) To prosecute a survivor for any misdemeanor crimes of any defined under chapter 28 |
27 | of title 21; |
28 | (2) As a basis to search for further evidence of any unrelated misdemeanor crime of any |
29 | crime under chapter 28 of title 21, that may have been committed by the survivor. |
30 | 12-28.1-11. Notice to survivors. |
31 | (a) Upon initial interaction with a survivor, a law enforcement officer or medical provider |
32 | shall provide the survivor with a document prepared in accordance with § 12-28.1-6(b)(1). The |
33 | document shall also include other relevant law and shall be in clear language that is comprehensible |
34 | to a person proficient in English at the fifth grade level, be accessible to persons with visual |
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1 | disabilities and be available in all major languages of the state. The document, in addition to |
2 | informing the survivor of the rights contained in this chapter, shall contain: |
3 | (1) A clear statement that a survivor is not required to participate in the criminal justice |
4 | system or to receive a medical evidentiary or physical examination in order to retain the rights |
5 | contained in this chapter; |
6 | (2) Telephone and Internet means of contacting nearby rape crisis centers and sexual |
7 | assault counselors; |
8 | (3) Forms of law enforcement protection available to the survivor, including the availability |
9 | of temporary protection orders, and the process for obtaining such orders; |
10 | (4) Instructions for requesting the results of the analysis of the survivor’s sexual assault |
11 | forensic evidence; and |
12 | (5) Information on state and federal compensation funds for medical and other costs |
13 | associated with the sexual assault as well as information on any municipal, state, or federal right to |
14 | restitution for survivors in the event of a criminal trial. |
15 | (b) A law enforcement agency shall, upon written request by the survivor, furnish within |
16 | ten (10) business days of receiving such a request, a free, complete and unaltered copy of, subject |
17 | to the limitations contained in chapter 2 of title 38, all law enforcement reports concerning the |
18 | sexual assault, regardless of whether the investigation has been closed by the law enforcement |
19 | agency. |
20 | (c) The department of attorney general shall, upon written request by a survivor, provide: |
21 | (1) Timely notice of any pretrial disposition of the case as provided in chapter 28 of title |
22 | 12; |
23 | (2) Timely notice of the final disposition of the case, including the conviction, sentence, |
24 | and place and time of incarceration, if any; |
25 | (3) Timely notice of a convicted defendant’s location, including, whenever the defendant |
26 | receives a temporary, provisional, or final release from custody; escapes from custody; is moved |
27 | from a secure facility to a less secure facility; or re-enters custody; and |
28 | (4) A convicted defendant’s information on a sex offender registry, if any. |
29 | 12-28.1-12. Creation of tracking system for SAEC Kits. |
30 | There shall be established by the Rhode Island crime laboratory in consultation with the |
31 | Rhode Island state police and the department of health, within one year of the enactment of this |
32 | chapter, a system for tracking sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) Kits that permits a victim |
33 | of sexual assault to track, by telephone or Internet, the location and status of his or her kit. Once |
34 | established, whoever administers a kit shall furnish the victim of sexual assault with written |
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1 | information, created by the department of health, about how to use and access the tracking system. |
2 | 12-28.1-13. Reporting on backlog of SAEC Kits. |
3 | (a) Inventory of unanalyzed SAEC Kits. |
4 | (1) By January 1, 2023, all law enforcement agencies and departments charged with the |
5 | maintenance, storage and preservation of SAEC Kits shall conduct an inventory of all such kits |
6 | being stored by the agency or department which have not been submitted for testing. The inventory |
7 | shall be transmitted to the department of attorney general. |
8 | (2) By June 1, 2023 the department of attorney general shall prepare and transmit a report |
9 | to the president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives containing the number of |
10 | untested SAEC Kits being stored by each county, by each law enforcement agency or department, |
11 | the date the untested kit was collected, the corresponding statute of limitations for prosecution for |
12 | the crime associated with each kit, and shall consult with the Rhode Island crime laboratory on a |
13 | plan for addressing the untested kits. |
14 | (b) Annual Report. |
15 | (1) The department of health shall obtain annually the number of SAEC Kits taken |
16 | possession of by each law enforcement agency in the state, the number of SAEC Kits analyzed and |
17 | unanalyzed by the Rhode Island crime laboratory or the department of health, the date each kit was |
18 | collected, the time taken for each kit to be analyzed, and the corresponding statute of limitations |
19 | for prosecution of the crime associated with each kit. |
20 | (2) The department of health shall compile all of the data into an annual report that shall |
21 | be posted on a publicly accessible Internet website by June 30 of each year. The report shall also |
22 | be issued to the legislature by June 1 of each year. |
23 | 12-28.1-14. Creation of the Rights of Victims of Sexual Assault Task Force. |
24 | (a) There is hereby established a rights of victims of sexual assault task force consisting of |
25 | not more than fifteen (15) members, whose board members shall serve without compensation. The |
26 | board shall be selected, unless otherwise indicated, and staffed by the department of health and |
27 | shall consist of: |
28 | (1) The director of the department of health, or designee; |
29 | (2) A survivor who is a citizen or lawful resident of Rhode Island; |
30 | (3) A representative of the department of attorney general; |
31 | (4) A representative of a rape crisis center licensed by the state of Rhode Island; |
32 | (5) The superintendent of the Rhode Island state police, or designee; |
33 | (6) A law enforcement official working for a city or town police department designated by |
34 | the Rhode Island Police Chiefs' Association; |
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1 | (7) A representative of the Rhode Island Crime Laboratory; |
2 | (8) An attorney designated by the Rhode Island Bar Association; |
3 | (9) A representative from either the University of Rhode Island or Rhode Island College |
4 | whose occupational duties include the provision of direct services to victims of sexual assault and |
5 | whose employers are not under investigation by the department of education for alleged violations |
6 | of the federal Clery Act or Title IX of the United States Education Amendment Act of 1972; |
7 | (10) A representative of organizations that provide services, education, or outreach to |
8 | communities of color or immigrant communities; |
9 | (11) A representative of an organization that provides services, education, or outreach to |
10 | lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals; |
11 | (12) A certified sexual assault nurse examiner; and |
12 | (13) Other individuals or representatives selected by department of health. |
13 | (b) The task force shall study nationally recognized best practices and make |
14 | recommendations regarding: |
15 | (1) The development and implementation of an effective mechanism for submitting, |
16 | tracking, and investigating complaints regarding the handling of, or response to, a sexual assault |
17 | report or investigation by any agency or organization involved in the response; |
18 | (2) Whether a need exists for additional sexual assault counselors for victims of sexual |
19 | assault, and if such a need does exist, the task force shall: |
20 | (i) Develop criteria to certify sexual assault counselors; |
21 | (ii) Create a plan for how Rhode Island can provide, in conjunction with rape crisis centers, |
22 | victim’s advocates organizations, and additional sexual assault counselors, to meet the needs |
23 | identified; and |
24 | (iii) Determine the cost of funding such a plan; |
25 | (3) Whether a need exists to expand the right to a sexual assault counselor beyond the |
26 | hospital and law enforcement interview settings, such as meetings and conversations with |
27 | prosecutors, and if such a need does exist, the task force shall: |
28 | (i) Identify the scope and nature of the need; and |
29 | (ii) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or |
30 | otherwise; |
31 | (4) Whether a need exists to provide for ongoing evaluation of the implementation of these |
32 | rights, and if such a need does exist, the task force shall: |
33 | (i) Identify the scope and nature of the need; and |
34 | (ii) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or |
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1 | otherwise; and |
2 | (5) Whether there is an ongoing need to maintain the task force after it issues its final report, |
3 | pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. |
4 | (c) In fulfilling its requirements under subsection (b) of this section, the task force shall |
5 | collect data regarding sexual assault reporting, arrest, prosecution rates, access to sexual assault |
6 | victims services, and any other data important for its deliberations and recommendations. If such |
7 | data does not exist, then the task force shall encourage its creation and maintenance by the |
8 | department of health. |
9 | (d) In fulfilling its requirements under subsection (b) of this section, the task force shall |
10 | collect feedback from stakeholders, practitioners, and leadership throughout the state and local law |
11 | enforcement, victim services, forensic science practitioners, and health care communities to inform |
12 | the development of future best practices or clinical guidelines regarding the care and treatment of |
13 | sexual assault survivors. |
14 | (e) No later than eighteen (18) months after enactment of this chapter, the task force shall |
15 | produce a report that includes the result of the assessments, developments, and recommendations |
16 | completed pursuant to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section. The task force shall transmit the |
17 | report to every member of the general assembly, the governor, the attorney general, the |
18 | superintendent of the state police, the director of department of health and victims’ rights |
19 | organizations and rape crisis centers. |
20 | (f) The task force shall be reconvened on an ongoing basis every five (5) years in |
21 | perpetuity, or until it is determined that all rights contained within this chapter have been effectively |
22 | implemented to ensure the rights of all survivors in Rhode Island. A determination of effective |
23 | implementation of the rights contained in this chapter such that the task force is no longer needed |
24 | shall only be made by a majority vote of the current members of the task force at the completion of |
25 | their duties as delineated in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section. |
26 | (g) In undertaking its duties, the task force shall be empowered to retain independent |
27 | experts who may: |
28 | (1) Request files and records from any law enforcement official; provided, however, that |
29 | all such information shall be kept strictly confidential and reported on only as aggregated or |
30 | anonymized; |
31 | (2) Conduct confidential interviews with law enforcement officials, medical examiners, |
32 | sexual assault counselors, and others with direct knowledge of how the sexual assault response |
33 | process is functioning; and |
34 | (3) Within the bounds of confidentiality, provide advice and recommendations to the task |
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1 | force. |
2 | 12-28.1-15. Authorization of appropriations. |
3 | (a) There is hereby appropriated out of money not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two |
4 | hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026 for the |
5 | operation and maintenance of this program. |
6 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS BILL OF | |
RIGHTS | |
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1 | This act would establish a sexual assault survivors bill of rights and would provide that no |
2 | sexual assault victim can be questioned without being provided his or her rights under this act |
3 | which include the right to consent to the police pursuing any charges or investigation of a complaint |
4 | of sexual assault, the right to be provided an attorney before questioning, and the right to be |
5 | provided a sexual assault counselor before questioning. The act would also impose time limits as |
6 | to when the police must transport evidence to the crime lab or department of health and impose |
7 | time limits as to when those entities must test and file the results. Additionally, it would make all |
8 | arrest reports and lab results available to the complaining witness and would mandate that the |
9 | prosecuting authorities and the courts provide the complaining witness with the right to be heard |
10 | relative to any disposition of the case or sentencing. The act would further allow the complaining |
11 | witness to request that all court proceedings be closed to the public during his or her testimony, |
12 | with certain exceptions. Finally, it would also create a rights of victims of sexual assault task force. |
13 | Appropriations for operating this program would be provided in the amount of two hundred fifty |
14 | thousand dollars ($250,000) per year for fiscal years 2023 through 2026. |
15 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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