(a) When a law enforcement agency collects a sexual assault examination kit under AS 18.68.010, the agency shall
(1) within 30 days after the agency collects the sexual assault examination kit, send the sexual assault examination kit to an accredited laboratory in coordination with the Department of Public Safety or a laboratory operated by the Department of Public Safety;
(2) ensure that the laboratory to which the sexual assault examination kit is sent under (1) of this subsection conducts a serological or DNA test on the sexual assault examination kit within one year after the laboratory receives the sexual assault examination kit; and
(3) within two weeks after the laboratory that receives the sexual assault examination kit under (1) of this subsection completes serological or DNA testing, make a reasonable effort to notify the victim from whom the sexual assault examination kit was collected that the sexual assault examination kit has been tested.
(b) A criminal action may not be dismissed nor the evidence deemed nonadmissible for failure to be tested within the times established in (a)(1) and (2) of this section.
(c) If a case is resolved before a sexual assault examination kit is tested, a law enforcement agency is not required to meet the time limits established in (a) of this section.
(d) In this section,
(1) “law enforcement agency” and “agency” have the meaning given to “law enforcement agency” in AS 12.36.090;
(2) “victim” has the meaning given in AS 11.41.470.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal insurance products you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with access to legal services through a network of provider law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our provider law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your provider law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal insurance products, and access to the LegalFix network of provider law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
