New Jersey 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A908 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

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1	1	ASSEMBLY, No. 908 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 221st LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
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9	9	221st LEGISLATURE
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17	17	Sponsored by: Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer) Assemblywoman MICHELE MATSIKOUDIS District 21 (Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Stanley SYNOPSIS Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
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23	23	Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
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47	47	Requires AG to establish rape kit tracking system.
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51	51	CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
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53	53	Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
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57	57	An Act concerning sexual assault forensic evidence kits and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. The Attorney General shall establish a Statewide sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system. The Attorney General shall issue guidelines or a directive establishing the system. b. As used in this section, "sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system" means 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 an appropriate laboratory for processing and testing, and final disposition. 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment, but the Attorney General may take any administrative action in advance as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. STATEMENT 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.
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59	59	An Act concerning sexual assault forensic evidence kits and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
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63	63	Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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67	67	1. a. The Attorney General shall establish a Statewide sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system. The Attorney General shall issue guidelines or a directive establishing the system.
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69	69	b. As used in this section, "sexual assault forensic evidence kit tracking system" means 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 an appropriate laboratory for processing and testing, and final disposition.
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73	73	2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the seventh month after enactment, but the Attorney General may take any administrative action in advance as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
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79	79	STATEMENT
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83	83	This bill requires the Attorney General to establish a sexual assault forensic evidence (SAFE) kit, commonly referred to as a rape kit, tracking system.
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85	85	Under the bill, the Attorney General is to issue guidelines or a directive establishing the system.
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87	87	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.