Proyectos de ley › 89.ª Asamblea General
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HF 426 se hizo ley → La misma legislación se aprobó como HF 426, así que esta versión se dejó de lado. Ir a HF 426 ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
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Resumen con IA Iowa will create a new computer system to track sexual abuse evidence kits so victims, lawyers, and police can see where a kit is and what is happening with it. Healthcare providers, laboratories, and law enforcement must use this system to record the location and status of each kit. The system will protect a victim's privacy by not including their personal identity, and it allows victims to receive updates on their evidence if they ask for them. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
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This bill relates to crime victims, including the collection of evidence in sexual abuse cases and the establishment of a tracking system involving sexual abuse evidence collection kits. The bill establishes an automated sexual abuse evidence collection kit tracking system within the crime victim assistance division of the department of justice. _____ collection kit (kit) to track the location and status of a kit. The bill requires the state criminalistics laboratory to provide health care providers with kits and requires health care providers conducting forensic medical examinations of victims of sexual abuse to utilize the kits. The bill requires health care providers, laboratories, and law enforcement agencies to document the location and status of a kit within a specific time period. The bill provides requirements for the storage and disposal of a kit including requiring victim notification prior to disposal of a kit. The bill outlines consent provisions for the victim regarding the collection and testing of evidence collected from a victim’s forensic medical examination and participation with law enforcement. The bill provides that the kit tracking system shall not contain personally identifying information about a victim and provides procedures for a victim wishing to remain anonymous. The bill requires law enforcement to notify a victim of the results of the analysis of the evidence collected from the victim’s forensic medical examination if the victim requests that information. Victims may anonymously track the status and location of a kit or receive notifications regarding the status of the kit. The bill provides that under the protective order victim notification system, an office, agency, or department may satisfy a notification obligation through participation in the kit tracking system. The bill requires health care providers performing forensic medical examinations on victims of sexual abuse to utilize the kit tracking system. If evidence from a victim’s forensic medical examination is collected, the bill requires health care provider participation in the kit tracking system before payment is made from the victim compensation fund for the health care provider’s fee and the laboratory fee, if any. _____ at the time of the crime.10.
Cambiado después por la enmienda H-1149; vea Enmiendas.
Texto completo del proyecto (en inglés) · Qué cambió antes de aprobarse2
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Nota fiscal
Resumen con IA This bill creates an automated tracking system for sexual abuse evidence collection kits and requires medical examinations to be covered by the Victim Compensation Fund. The cost to administer this tracking system is estimated at $157,700 for fiscal year 2023, $160,800 for fiscal year 2024, $164,000 for fiscal year 2025, $167,300 for fiscal year 2026, and $170,700 for fiscal year 2027, all funded by the Victim Compensation Fund. The fiscal impact on local law enforcement agencies is estimated to be minimal. (en inglés)3
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Description
House File 426 relates to the collection of evidence in sexual abuse cases. The Bill establishes an automated sexual abuse evidence collection kit tracking system within the Crime Victim Assistance Division under the Attorney General’s Office. The purpose of the kit tracking system is to allow victims, county attorneys, and entities with custody of sexual abuse evidence collection kits to track the status and location of a kit. The Bill requires the State Criminalistics Laboratory to provide health care providers with such kits and requires that health care providers use these kits when conducting forensic medical examinations of victims of sexual abuse. Additionally, the Bill provides that costs for the medical examination of the victim will be covered by the Victim Compensation Fund as established under Iowa Code section 915.94. House File 426 also establishes requirements regarding the storage and disposal of kits, and requires that health care providers, laboratories, and law enforcement agencies document the location and status of the kit within 48 hours of receipt of the kit. The Bill outlines victim consent and notification provisions regarding the collection, testing, and analysis of the evidence in the kit, and prohibits the kit from containing personally identifiable information should a victim choose to remain anonymous. Victims may anonymously track and choose to receive notifications regarding the status and location of the kit by utilizing an Internet platform. Additionally, law enforcement must notify a victim of the results of the evidence analysis collected from the victim’s medical information if the victim requests it. House File 426 also amends the definition of “survivor of a deceased victim” to include certain persons in relation to the victim specifically at the time of the crime.
Background
The Office of the Attorney General established the automated sexual abuse evidence collection kit tracking system in fall 2020. Start-up costs for the initial establishment of the system were paid by a federal discretionary grant, which will cover costs of administering the system through FY 2022.
Assumptions
- Costs of administering the kit system for FY 2023 and beyond will be the responsibility of the State.
- Fiscal impact is based on the cost of administering the kit tracking system under the terms of the contract with the vendor. The current contract is valid through FY 2027.
- For FY 2023 and beyond, the Attorney General’s Office estimates an annual increase of 2.0% in the cost of administering the system.
Fiscal Impact
Beginning in FY 2023, the cost for administering the automated sexual abuse evidence collection kit tracking system will be funded by the Victim Compensation Fund. Receipts to the Victim Compensation Fund include criminal fines and penalties, victim restitution, a percentage of wages earned by inmates employed in the private sector, and federal funds. The year-end balance in the Fund carries forward to the next fiscal year. The table below displays the estimated cost of administering the automated sexual abuse evidence collection kit tracking system from FY 2023 to FY 2027.
Annual Costs, Automated Sexual Abuse Evidence
Collection Kit Tracking System, FY 2023 – FY 2027 As House File 426 requires local law enforcement entities such as police and sheriff departments to utilize the tracking kit system, these entities may incur a fiscal and operational impact as a result of the kit documentation requirements. Exact fiscal impact cannot be calculated at this time, but it is estimated to be minimal.
Sources
- Department of Justice
- Legislative Services Agency
- Final Fiscal Note — Crime Victim Assistance · 9 de junio de 2021
- Crime Victim Assistance · 24 de febrero de 2021
- Crime Victim Assistance · 10 de febrero de 2021
Lo que cambia del Código de Iowa (Iowa Code)
Crea§915.53
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