ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS
COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 908
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 3, 2024
The Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee reports
favorably Assembly Bill No. 908.
As reported by the committee, this bill requires the Attorney
General to establish a sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit,
commonly referred to as a rape kit, tracking system.
Under the bill, the Attorney General is to issue guidelines or a
directive establishing the system.
The bill defines a “sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking
system” as an Internet-based system that allows a person, including
a victim; a State, county, or municipal law enforcement officer; an
employee of a healthcare facility or laboratory, as deemed
appropriate by the Attorney General; and any other person, as
deemed appropriate by the Attorney General, to track a sexual
assault forensic evidence kit through the chain of custody from the
time of collection at a healthcare facility to the transfer to a local
law enforcement agency, submission to a laboratory, and final
disposition.
This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.