A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE TO A SLED FORENSIC LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS, TO PROVIDE THAT SLED SHALL ISSUE A QUARTERLY REPORT REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS IT RECEIVES, AND TO CREATE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE TRACKING AND REPORTING COMMISSION. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: 17 “Article Sexual Assault Evidence Submission, Tracking, and Reporting Section 2331500. As contained in this article: (1) the Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking ‘Commission’ means and Reporting Commission. (2) means the South Carolina State Law Enforcement ‘SLED’ Division. (3) means local, county, State or ‘Law enforcement agencies’ federal law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation of sexual assault cases in this State. (4) assault evidence’ means evidence collected in ‘Sexual connection with a sexual assault investigation, including, but not limited to, evidence collected using SLED Evidence Collection Kits.
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 23 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR ABUSE TO A SLED FORENSIC LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS, TO PROVIDE THAT SLED SHALL ISSUE A QUARTERLY REPORT REGARDING THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS IT RECEIVES, AND TO CREATE THE SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE TRACKING AND REPORTING COMMISSION. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Article 17 Sexual Assault Evidence Submission, Tracking, and Reporting Section 2331500. As contained in this article: (1) ‘Commission’ means the Sexual Assault Evidence Tracking and Reporting Commission. (2) ‘SLED’ means the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division. (3) ‘Law enforcement agencies’ means local, county, State or federal law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation of sexual assault cases in this State. (4) ‘Sexual assault evidence’ means evidence collected in connection with a sexual assault investigation, including, but not limited to, evidence collected using SLED Evidence Collection Kits.
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