Md. Code Regs. 02.08.01.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 02.08.01.03 - Information Provided to Victims

A. A health care provider that performs a sexual assault evidence collection kit exam on a victim of sexual assault shall provide the victim with:

(1) If known, contact information for the investigating law enforcement agency that the victim may contact about the status and results of the kit analysis;

(2) Written information describing the laws and policies governing the testing, preservation, and disposal of a sexual assault evidence collection kit; and

(3) Notice of the right to request an independent review of a law enforcement agency's decision not to test a sexual assault evidence collection kit.

B. An investigating law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit, within 30 days after a request by the victim from whom the evidence was collected, shall provide the victim with:

(1) The law enforcement agency's decision regarding whether to send the sexual assault evidence collection kit to a forensic laboratory for analysis;

(2) Information about the status of the kit analysis; and

(3) All available results of the kit analysis except results that would impede or compromise an ongoing investigation.

Md. Code Regs. 02.08.01.03

Regulation .03 adopted effective 45:20 Md. R. 917, eff. 10/8/2018; amended effective 47:9 Md. R. 476, eff. 5/4/2020