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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 21 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (725 ILCS 202/21 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 21. Sexual assault evidence kit tracking system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | For the purposes of this Section: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Sexual assault evidence kit" means an Illinois State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Police Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit as defined in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Section 1a of the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (a) The Department of State Police shall create and operate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | a statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Department may contract with State and non-State entities, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | including, but not limited to, private software or technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | providers for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) The statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | system shall: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (1) track the location and status of sexual assault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | evidence kits throughout the criminal justice process, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | including the initial collection in examinations performed |
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1 | at medical facilities, receipt at local law enforcement | ||||||
2 | agencies, and receipt and analysis at forensic | ||||||
3 | laboratories; | ||||||
4 | (2) allow medical facilities performing sexual assault | ||||||
5 | forensic examinations, law enforcement agencies, | ||||||
6 | prosecutors, State and local crime laboratories, and other | ||||||
7 | entities who have physical custody of sexual assault | ||||||
8 | evidence kits to update and track the status and location | ||||||
9 | of sexual assault evidence kits; | ||||||
10 | (3) allow victims of sexual assault to anonymously | ||||||
11 | track and receive updates regarding the status of their | ||||||
12 | sexual assault evidence kit; and | ||||||
13 | (4) use technology to allow continuous access for | ||||||
14 | appropriate personnel. | ||||||
15 | (c) The Department of State Police may phase in initial | ||||||
16 | participation in the statewide sexual assault evidence kit | ||||||
17 | tracking system by region, volume, or other appropriate | ||||||
18 | classification. Sexual assault evidence kits shall be assigned | ||||||
19 | to the jurisdiction associated with the law enforcement agency | ||||||
20 | anticipated to receive the sexual assault evidence kit or | ||||||
21 | otherwise in custody of it. All entities who have custody of | ||||||
22 | sexual assault evidence kits shall fully participate in the | ||||||
23 | statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system on or | ||||||
24 | before July 1, 2019. The Department shall submit a report on | ||||||
25 | the current status and plan for launching the system, which | ||||||
26 | shall include the plan for phases of implementation, to the |
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1 | Governor and appropriate committees of the General Assembly on | ||||||
2 | or before January 1, 2019. | ||||||
3 | (d) Local law enforcement agencies shall participate in the | ||||||
4 | statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system | ||||||
5 | established in subsection (a) of this Section for the purpose | ||||||
6 | of tracking the status of all sexual assault evidence kits in | ||||||
7 | the custody of local law enforcement agencies and other | ||||||
8 | entities contracting with local law enforcement agencies. | ||||||
9 | Local law enforcement agencies shall begin full participation | ||||||
10 | in this system according to the implementation schedule | ||||||
11 | established by the Department. | ||||||
12 | (e) A sheriff and his or her deputies shall participate in | ||||||
13 | the statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system | ||||||
14 | established in subsection (a) of this Section for the purpose | ||||||
15 | of tracking the status of all sexual assault evidence kits in | ||||||
16 | the custody of the Department and other entities contracting | ||||||
17 | with the Department. Sheriffs shall begin full participation | ||||||
18 | with the system according to the implementation schedule | ||||||
19 | established by the Department. | ||||||
20 | (f) State and local crime laboratories that perform DNA | ||||||
21 | analysis shall participate in the statewide sexual assault | ||||||
22 | evidence kit tracking system established in subsection (a) of | ||||||
23 | this Section for the purpose of tracking the status of all | ||||||
24 | sexual assault evidence kits in their custody and other | ||||||
25 | entities contracting with crime labs. State and local crime | ||||||
26 | laboratories shall begin full participation in the system |
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1 | according to the implementation schedule established by the | ||||||
2 | Department. | ||||||
3 | (g) Hospitals or other treatment centers with staff | ||||||
4 | performing sexual assault forensic examinations shall | ||||||
5 | participate in the statewide sexual assault evidence kit | ||||||
6 | tracking system established in subsection (a) of this Section | ||||||
7 | for the purpose of tracking the status of all sexual assault | ||||||
8 | evidence kits collected by or in the custody of hospitals or | ||||||
9 | treatment centers and other entities contracting with those | ||||||
10 | hospitals or treatment centers. Hospitals and treatment | ||||||
11 | centers shall begin full participation in the system according | ||||||
12 | to the implementation schedule established by the Department. | ||||||
13 | (h) Prosecuting attorneys shall participate in the | ||||||
14 | statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system | ||||||
15 | established in subsection (a) of this Section for the purpose | ||||||
16 | of tracking the status of all sexual assault evidence kits | ||||||
17 | connected to a criminal investigations and prosecutions within | ||||||
18 | the county. Prosecuting attorneys shall begin full | ||||||
19 | participation in the system according to the implementation | ||||||
20 | schedule established by the Department.
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