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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 433
BY REPRESENTATIVES MOORE, MAGEE, AND PHELPS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to sexual assault collection kits
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 15:604(4) and (5), relative to the DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent
3 Offenders Act; to provide relative to the powers and duties of state police; to require
4 state police to employ a person to assess, implement, and manage the sexual assault
5 tracking system; to require state police to initially purchase a certain amount of the
6 sexual assault forensic examination kits; to provide for an effective date; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 15:604(4) and (5) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง604. Powers and duties of state police
11 In addition to any other powers and duties conferred in this Chapter, the state
12 police shall:
13 * * *
14 (4) Employ a person to conduct an assessment of the sexual assault tracking
15 system needs, to implement a new system based on those needs, and to manage the
16 system thereafter.
17 (5) Make the initial purchase of up to sixty thousand dollars of the sexual
18 assault forensic examination kits.
19 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
20signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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HB NO. 433
1by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 433 Original 2021 Regular Session Moore
Abstract: Requires state police employ a person to assess, implement, and manage the
sexual assault tracking system and to require the initial purchase up to $60,000 of the
sexual assault forensic examination kits.
Present law requires state police to be responsible for the policy management and
administration of the state DNA identification record system to support law enforcement and
criminal justice agencies.
Present law further requires state police to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out
present law provisions.
Present law also requires state police to provide for a liaison with the FBI and other criminal
justice agencies in regard to the state's participation in CODIS or in any DNA database
designated by the state police.
Proposed law retains present law and also requires state police to employ a person to assess,
implement, and manage the sexual assault tracking system.
Proposed law also requires state police to initially purchase up to $60,000 of the sexual
assault forensic examination kits.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 15:604(4) and (5))
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