Kansas Statutes 22-4621. Submission of sexual assault kits for testing; law enforcement policies, requirements; available for public inspection
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 22-4621
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Law enforcement agency: means the governmental unit employing the law enforcement officer. See Kansas Statutes 22-4606
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) All law enforcement agencies in this state shall adopt a written policy requiring submission of all sexual assault kits that correspond to a law enforcement report of sexual assault to the Johnson county sheriff’s office criminalistics laboratory, Sedgwick county regional forensic science center, the Kansas bureau of investigation or another accredited forensic laboratory.
(b) Such policy shall:
(1) Ensure that all sexual assault kits that correspond to a law enforcement report of sexual assault are submitted to a laboratory described in subsection (a) for analysis within 30 business days from the collection of the kit for examination; and
(2) include a procedure to ensure the examination results are received by the investigating officer upon the completion of the examination.
(c) All law enforcement agencies in this state shall collaborate with the county or district attorneys in the appropriate jurisdiction regarding the contents of the written policies required by this section.
(d) Policies adopted pursuant to this section shall be made available to all law enforcement officers employed by such law enforcement agency and shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours.
(e) Policies required by this section shall be adopted and implemented by all law enforcement agencies in this state prior to January 31, 2023.