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Senate considers pilot to speed sexual assault kit transfer to state lab; amendment would require 7‑day delivery
Summary
Senate bill 145 (replace amendment) would require that sexual assault evidence collection kits be transferred to the state crime laboratory within seven business days; if local staffing prevents direct delivery, authorized common carriers (storefront drop‑off with tracking) may be used and agencies can seek reimbursement under a pilot program.
Sen. Deborah Altschuler presented a replacement amendment to Senate Bill 145 that creates a pilot program to expedite transfer of sexual assault evidence collection kits to the state crime laboratory. The amendment would require law enforcement agencies to deliver hospital‑collected kits to the lab within seven business days or, if staffing prevents timely hand delivery, to use a tracked common carrier (such as FedEx or UPS) from a storefront drop‑off during lab business hours.
Altschuler said the amendment…
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