(a) For the purposes of this section, the term “sexual assault” is as defined in Section 15-23-121, Code of Alabama 1975.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-27-13

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) By the first day of April of each year, every law enforcement agency, as defined in Section 15-5-62, Code of Alabama 1975, shall report all of the following information for the prior calendar year to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency:

(1) The number of new sexual assault cases reported.
(2) The number of new sexual assault cases reported where evidence from a medical forensic examination was submitted for forensic analysis.
(3) The number of sexual assault cases reported where evidence from a medical forensic examination was not submitted for forensic analysis and the reason it was not submitted.
(4) The number of sexual assault cases that were closed due to judicial or investigative reasons and the reasons the cases were closed.
(c) By the first day of April of each year, the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences shall report all of the following information for the prior calendar year to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency:

(1) The number of sexual assault cases received.
(2) The number of sexual assault cases completed.
(3) The number of sexual assault cases in progress as of December 31 of the prior calendar year.
(d) By the first day of May of each year, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall transmit a summary report to the Chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees containing all of the following:

(1) The information submitted in accordance with subsections (b) and (c).
(2) The name and contact information of any entity that failed to comply with subsections (b) and (c).
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