16.132 Collection of statistical data concerning sexual offenses and sexual assault evidence kits -- Tracking process for evidence kits -- Public portal for victims to access the system. (1) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall request from other law enforcement agencies, pursuant to KRS 17.150, and shall collect statistical data regarding the reporting and investigation of any person charged with committing, attempting to commit, or complicity to a sexual offense as defined by KRS 510.040, 510.050, 510.060, 510.070, 510.080, 510.090, 510.110, 510.120, 510.130, 510.140, 530.020, 530.064(1)(a), and 531.310, and on the number of sexual assault evidence kits, as defined in KRS 216B.400, which are submitted to law enforcement agencies, the number of such kits submitted to the Department of Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory, and the number of kits tested. (2) The information collected pursuant to this section for the previous calendar year shall be provided by May 1, 2018, and by each May 1 thereafter to the Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee as defined in KRS 403.707. (3) The department shall by July 1, 2020, create and implement a tracking process for sexual assault forensic evidence kits. The department shall by December 1, 2020, promulgate administrative regulations governing the tracking process. The tracking process shall include, and the administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection shall require, a public portal allowing victims to access the system, and shall provide for the information to be submitted to the Department of Kentucky State Police. Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 51, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 6, effective April 8, 2016. Legislative Research Commission Note (4/8/2016). 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 11 provided that that Act shall be known as the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Act of 2016. This statute was created in Section 6 of that Act.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.