Committee backs memorial to study sexual-assault evidence kit backlog and testing process
Senate Memorial 17, introduced by Senator Lopez, asks DPS and the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs to review the state's sexual-assault kit testing capacity and backlog; testimony cited a 2016 audit that found over 5,000 untested kits and reported a current backlog of roughly 1,419 kits past the 180-day testing target.
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Senator Lopez introduced Senate Memorial 17 asking the Department of Public Safety and the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs to study the state's handling of forensic evidence kits collected in sexual-assault examinations, including testing timeliness and capacity.
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