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§ 4–561.13. Duties and responsibilities of the SART.

DC Code § 4–561.13 (2019) (N/A)
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The SART shall:

(1) Improve the coordination and functioning of victim services, medical forensic care, investigations, and prosecutions available to victims of sexual assault;

(2) Conduct regular case reviews, through the Case Review Subcommittee established by § 4-561.14, of all parties involved in sexual assault responses, including a review of sexual assault reports and investigations by the MPD and cases reported to any member of the SART; and

(3) Develop a protocol to ensure that feedback and recommendations from the Case Review Subcommittee, established by § 4-561.14, are incorporated into SART member agencies’ policies, procedures, practices, training, and decisions to re-examine investigations, when applicable.

(4) [Not Applicable].

(5) [Not Applicable].

(b) [Not Applicable].

(Nov. 20, 2014, D.C. Law 20-139, § 213, 61 DCR 5913; Mar. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-57, § 3(k), 66 DCR 15914.)

Section 9(a) of D.C. Law 23-57 provided that the amendments made to this section shall apply as of October 1, 2020. Therefore those amendments shall be implemented for this section on October 1, 2020.

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