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Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to reports on untested sexual offense evidence collection kits
Purpose
To collect data on how many sexual offense collection kits are collected, how many are tested and how many remain untested.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the executive law by adding a new section 837-s providing by July 1, 2016, and every July 1 thereafter, all law enforcement agencies responsible for the taking and processing of sexual offense evidence collection kits shall conduct an inventory of all such kits being stored by the law enforcement agency and report to the Division of Criminal Justice Services: (a) the number of sexual offense evidence collection kits the law enforcement agency collects; (b) the number of sexual offense evidence collection kits that are tested (submitted to the New York State Police Laboratory or a similar qualified laboratory for either a serology or DNA test); and (c) the number of untested sexual offense evidence collection kits and the reason such kits remain untested.
By January 1, 2017, and every January 1 thereafter, the Division of Criminal Justice Services shall prepare and transmit a report to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature summarizing the information.
Section 2 provides this act shall take effect immediately.
Existing law
New law
Justification
It is a compelling interest of the state to establish policies combating sexual offenses, which includes efforts to solve such crimes. In order to enact prudent policy, the state must have pertinent data. Reporting on the numbers of kits collected and tested will help determine how effective sexual offense evidence collection has been and what improvements can be made.
Legislative history
New bill
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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