| Chapter 385 |
| 2026 -- S 2955 Enacted 06/19/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT |
Introduced By: Senators McKenney, and Euer |
| Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 11-37-13.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-37 entitled "Sexual |
| Assault" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 11-37-13.3. Sexual assault reports. |
| (a) A law enforcement officer who responds to or investigates a sexual assault or child |
| molestation sexual assault incident, shall, upon determination of probable cause for arrest or referral |
| to the attorney general’s office, complete a sexual assault report (DV/SA-1) domestic |
| violence/sexual assault reporting form. |
| (b) For the purpose of establishing accurate data on the extent and severity of arrests for |
| sexual assault incidents and child molestation sexual assault in the state and on the degree of |
| compliance with the requirements of this section the domestic violence training and monitoring |
| unit of the court system within the administrative office of state courts shall prescribe a form and |
| process for making submitting sexual assault reports and/or child molestation sexual assault |
| information to the unit. The form shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: |
| (1) Name of the parties; |
| (2) Relationship of the parties; |
| (3) Sex of the parties; |
| (4) Date of birth of the parties; |
| (5) Time and date of the alleged incident; |
| (6) Whether children were allegedly involved or whether the alleged act of sexual assault |
| or child molestation sexual assault was committed in the presence of children; |
| (7) Type and extent of the alleged abuse; |
| (8) Number and types of alleged weapons involved; |
| (9) Existence of any prior court order; and |
| (10) Existence of any language barriers; and |
| (10)(11) Any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all circumstances |
| leading to the arrest of an incident subject to reporting under this section. |
| (c) Each police law enforcement department shall forward copies of the reports to the unit |
| at the end of each month electronically submit the domestic violence/sexual assault reporting forms |
| and the corresponding police report narratives to the unit at the end of each month. For those cases |
| that were still under investigation or for which an arrest warrant had been issued, but not yet |
| executed in a given month, the responsible law enforcement department shall electronically submit |
| the domestic violence/sexual assault reporting forms and the corresponding police report narratives |
| as soon as practicable, but no later than the end of the calendar year in which the incident occurred. |
| (d) Upon adjudication of acquittal, dismissal or other exoneration the domestic |
| violence/sexual assault report reporting form will be expunged by the domestic violence training |
| and monitoring unit. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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