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This bill establishes a comprehensive tracking system for sexual assault examination kits in Alaska, creating new requirements for health care providers, law enforcement agencies, and laboratories to improve transparency and support for sexual assault victims. The bill adds a new right for victims to be notified of the location and testing date of their sexual assault examination kit, and mandates the Department of Public Safety to develop a tracking system that allows victims to access information about their kit's status. Specifically, health care providers must now notify law enforcement within 14 days when a sexual assault examination kit is available, law enforcement must send the kit to a laboratory within 20 days, and laboratories must complete serological or DNA testing within 120 days. The tracking system will be confidential but will allow victims to voluntarily receive automated notifications about their kit's progress. The bill aims to provide sexual assault survivors with more information and control throughout the evidence collection and testing process, while establishing clear timelines for handling these critical pieces of forensic evidence. Additionally, the legislation specifies that no criminal case can be dismissed solely due to failure to meet these specified time frames.

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https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=SB69