RS 623 - Submission of sexual assault collection kits
A. Within thirty days of receiving a sexual assault collection kit for a reported case involving an unknown suspect, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory for testing.
B. If a prosecuting agency makes an official request for analysis of a sexual assault collection kit, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory within thirty days of receiving the request from the prosecuting agency.
Acts 2015, No. 229, §2, eff. June 23, 2015.