Senate Bill S7229

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to reports on untested sexual offense evidence collection kits

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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-S7229 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง837-s, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4513
2019-2020: S2286
2021-2022: S1611
2023-2024: S3557

2015-S7229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reports on untested sexual offense evidence collection kits; requires law enforcement agencies to report to the division of criminal justice services on the number of tested and untested sexual offense evidence collection kits; requires the division to report on the results of such report to the legislature.

2015-S7229 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7229

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 8, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

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

  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 COLLECTION KIT REPORTS. 1.
AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:
  (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 JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AND EVERY FIRST OF JULY THERE-
AFTER, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TAKING AND PROC-
ESSING  OF  SEXUAL  OFFENSE  EVIDENCE  COLLECTION  KITS SHALL CONDUCT AN
INVENTORY OF ALL SUCH KITS BEING STORED BY THE AGENCY AND REPORT ALL  OF
THE FOLLOWING TO THE DIVISION:
  (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; AND
  (C) THE NUMBER OF UNTESTED SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS AND
THE REASON SUCH KITS REMAIN UNTESTED.

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

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