Assembly Bill A6619

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to untested sexual offense evidence kit collection reports

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A6619 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง837-s, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4801
2019-2020: A3537
2021-2022: A5048
2023-2024: A5188

2015-A6619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to untested sexual offense evidence kit collection reports.

2015-A6619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6619

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  untested  sexual
  offense evidence kit collection reports

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  837-s
to read as follows:
  S  837-S.  UNTESTED SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KIT COLLECTION REPORT.  1.
AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING  MEAN-
INGS:
  (A)  "FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION" SHALL MEAN AN EXAMINATION PROVIDED
TO THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE BY A  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDER  FOR  THE
PURPOSE OF GATHERING AND PRESERVING EVIDENCE OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE FOR USE
IN A COURT OF LAW;
  (B)  "SEXUAL  OFFENSE  EVIDENCE  COLLECTION  KIT"  SHALL  MEAN A HUMAN
BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN OR SPECIMENS COLLECTED BY  A  HEALTH  CARE  PROVIDER
DURING  A  FORENSIC  MEDICAL  EXAMINATION  FROM  THE  VICTIM OF A SEXUAL
OFFENSE; AND
  (C) "UNTESTED SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE COLLECTION  KIT"  SHALL  MEAN  A
SEXUAL  OFFENSE  EVIDENCE  COLLECTION KIT THAT HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED TO
THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE LABORATORY OR A SIMILAR  QUALIFIED  LABORATORY
FOR EITHER A SEROLOGY OR DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA) TEST.
  2.  BY THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND EVERY FIRST OF
NOVEMBER  THEREAFTER,  ALL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  AND  DEPARTMENTS
CHARGED WITH THE MAINTENANCE, STORAGE AND PRESERVATION OF SEXUAL OFFENSE
EVIDENCE  COLLECTION  KITS  SHALL  CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF ALL SUCH KITS
BEING STORED BY THE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT.
  3. BY THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AND EVERY FIRST  OF
NOVEMBER THEREAFTER, EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL COMPILE, IN WRIT-
ING,  A REPORT CONTAINING THE NUMBER OF UNTESTED SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09896-01-5
              

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