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Nov 28, 2016 | approval memo.21 signed chap.500 |
Nov 16, 2016 | delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2016 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.502 substituted for a10067a referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1891 |
Jun 13, 2016 | referred to rules |
senate Bill S8117
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Thomas D. Croci
(R) 0 Senate District
Sue Serino
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S8117 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10067
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง838-a, Exec L
S8117 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8117 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the processing and maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits PURPOSE : To ensure that sexual offense evidence (rape kits) taken from victims are transferred to forensic labs and processed and entered in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) in a timely manner in order to match DNA against other data banks. The bill also ensures rape kits are tracked from police agency to labs and that reports are provided to DCJS on a quarterly basis. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill adds a new section to the executive law directing that all sexual offense evidence kits collected and surrendered to police agencies shall be submitted to a forensic laboratory within 10 days of receipt and the forensic lab shall process the evidence received and communicate the results to the submitting agency and the local DA, within 90 days of receipt. Evidence collected prior to the effective date of this section shall be submitted to labs within 180 days of the effective date and such labs shall process such evidence within 120 days of receipt. The bill directs forensic laboratories and police agencies to report to the
S8117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8117 I N S E N A T E June 13, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the processing and maintenance of sexual offense evidence 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 838-a to read as follows: S 838-A. MAINTENANCE OF SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KITS. 1. THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY TO ALL SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KITS SURRENDERED TO OR COLLECTED BY, AT THE REQUEST OF, OR WITH COOPERATION OF AN AGENCY ENGAGED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION IN THE STATE: (A) EACH SUCH AGENCY ENGAGED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION IN THE STATE SHALL SUBMIT ANY SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KITS IN ITS CUSTODY OR CONTROL TO AN APPROPRIATE FORENSIC LABORATORY WITHIN TEN DAYS OF RECEIPT. (B) EACH FORENSIC LABORATORY RECEIVING SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KITS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL DEVELOP COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM (CODIS) ELIGIBLE PROFILES OF ANY POTENTIAL PERPETRATORS FROM THE EVIDENCE TESTED AND, WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH KIT, REPORT THE RESULTS TO THE SUBMITTING AGENCY AND APPROPRIATE PROSE- CUTORIAL ENTITY. (C) EACH AGENCY ENGAGED IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION IN THE STATE THAT, PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, HAS ONE OR MORE SEXU- AL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KITS IN ITS CUSTODY OR CONTROL SHALL, WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE, SUBMIT ALL UNTESTED KITS IN ITS POSSESSION OR CONTROL TO AN APPROPRIATE FORENSIC LABORATORY. (D) EACH FORENSIC LABORATORY, WITHIN ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING EACH SEXUAL OFFENSE EVIDENCE KIT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL DEVELOP FROM EVIDENCE SUBMITTED COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM (CODIS) ELIGIBLE PROFILES FOR ANY POTENTIAL PERPETRATORS AND SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF DEVELOPING SUCH PROFILES, REPORT THE RESULTS TO THE SUBMITTING AGENCY AND THE APPROPRIATE PROSECUTORIAL ENTI- TY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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