Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1291
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 10-11-2-33.
Synopsis: Rape kits. Requires the superintendent of the state police
department to: (1) obtain data from law enforcement agencies
concerning medical forensic examination kits in the agencies'
possession; and (2) report a summary of the data to the legislative
council.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Klinker
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
Safety.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1291
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 10-11-2-33, AS ADDED BY P.L.161-2014,
2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 33. (a) As used in this section, "law
4 enforcement agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-47-15-2.
5 (b) The superintendent shall adopt guidelines to accomplish the
6 following:
7 (1) Establish a standard medical forensic examination kit for
8 victims of a sex crime.
9 (2) Create and distribute a reporting form in print or
10 electronic format, or both, for law enforcement agencies to
11 provide the superintendent with the following information
12 concerning medical forensic examination kits:
13 (A) The total number of kits collected by the law
14 enforcement agency.
15 (B) The total number of kits:
16 (i) in the law enforcement agency's possession; and
17 (ii) awaiting testing by a crime lab.
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1 (C) The average number of days between a law
2 enforcement agency's submission of a kit to a crime lab for
3 testing and the production of the kit's test results.
4 (c) The information described in subsection (b)(2) shall be
5 provided to the superintendent:
6 (1) in the manner prescribed by the guidelines adopted under
7 this section; and
8 (2) not later than July 1 of each year.
9 (b) (d) The superintendent shall distribute the standard medical
10 forensic examination kits to hospitals and other health care providers
11 who may provide forensic medical examinations to the victims of a sex
12 crime. The superintendent may adopt guidelines to carry out this
13 subsection.
14 (e) The superintendent shall provide a summary of the
15 information described in subsection (b)(2) in an electronic format
16 under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council before September 1 of
17 each year for the preceding state fiscal year.
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