Senate Bill 1212 Printer's Number 2058

PENNSYLVANIA, October 20 - (E) BACKLOGGED EVIDENCE.--

(1) EACH LABORATORY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

MUST ANNUALLY REPORT BACKLOGGED EVIDENCE DATA IN THEIR

POSSESSION [TO THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31]

THROUGH THE TRACKING SYSTEM ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION 3.1.

(2) THE [DEPARTMENT] COMMISSION SHALL OBTAIN BACKLOGGED

EVIDENCE DATA FROM A LABORATORY OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

AGENCY IF THE LABORATORY OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

FAILS TO REPORT ITS BACKLOGGED EVIDENCE AS REQUIRED BY

PARAGRAPH (1).

(3) PROVIDED BACKLOGGED EVIDENCE DATA EXISTS, THE

[DEPARTMENT] COMMISSION SHALL COMPILE ALL OF THE DATA INTO

[A] THE REPORT REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6. [THE REPORT SHALL BE

POSTED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET

WEBSITE BY APRIL 30 OF EACH YEAR. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO BE

ISSUED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY APRIL 30 OF EACH YEAR.]

SECTION 5. RIGHTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.

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(B) NOTIFICATION.--

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(4) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE

OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCATE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE, THE

PENNSYLVANIA CHIEFS OF POLICE ASSOCIATION, THE PENNSYLVANIA

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION [AND THE PENNSYLVANIA

COALITION AGAINST RAPE], THE COMMISSION AND PCAR, DEVELOP A

STANDARD PROTOCOL FOR NOTIFYING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS OF

INFORMATION RELATING TO EVIDENCE GATHERED REGARDING THE

VICTIM. THE OFFICE OF VICTIM ADVOCATE SHALL DISSEMINATE THE

STANDARD PROTOCOL DEVELOPED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH TO LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, RAPE CRISIS CENTERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT

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