ENROLLED
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 148
BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission to study the access
of adult sexual assault survivors to their records related to forensic medical
examinations and make recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana no later
than February 1, 2022.
WHEREAS, the state of Louisiana shares a critical concern for survivors of sexual
violence and a desire to support their needs for justice and healing; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
approximately one in five women and one in seventy-one men have experienced rape in their
lifetime; and
WHEREAS, rape is recognized as the most under-reported crime, and survivors of
rape and other forms of sexual assault who do not report the crime still desire safety and
protection from future interactions with the offender; and
WHEREAS, in order to access all forms of justice that may be available, survivors
of sexual assault may need access to their records related to their forensic medical exams;
and
WHEREAS, there is a lack of a consistent process for survivors to access these
records.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Sexual Assault
Oversight Commission to study the impediments to access that adult survivors of sexual
assault have to forensic medical examination records and propose recommendations to make
these records accessible to survivors.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight
Commission shall submit a written report to the Legislature of Louisiana detailing its
findings and recommendations prior to February 1, 2022.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chairman of the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one print copy and one electronic copy of any
report produced pursuant to this Resolution shall be submitted to the David R. Poynter
Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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