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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 10172.6. Report by Pennsylvania State Police

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section effective Oct. 29, 2025. See also, text of 35 P.S. § 10172.6 effective until Oct. 29, 2025.>

In consultation with the commission, department, PCAR and, as necessary with local law enforcement, the Pennsylvania State Police shall compile the following data and submit a report to the department, President pro tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31 each year:

(1) The volume of sexual assault evidence for which testing is completed.

(2) The volume of backlogged sexual assault evidence awaiting testing.

(3) Deleted by 2019, June 28, P.L. 223, No. 29, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 27, 2019].

(4) The average turnaround time to complete testing and reasons for any delays in submission or testing of sexual assault evidence.

(5) A review of current practices, including interagency collaboration with law enforcement agencies and rape crisis centers, in rape kit evidence collection every two years.

<Text of par. (6) effective April 29, 2026.>

(6) Aggregate data provided by the system.

<Text of par. (7) effective April 29, 2026.>

(7) A review of the current operation of the system, best practices in other states and any recommended improvements to the system.

<Text of par. (8) effective until Oct. 29, 2028.>

(8) An evaluation on the ability to on-board all rape kits collected prior to the effective date of this paragraph that have not had the testing or analysis of the rape kit completed. This paragraph shall expire three years after the effective date of this paragraph.  1

1 Par. (8) added by 2024, Oct. 29, P.L. 1081, No. 122, § 4, effective in one year [Oct. 29, 2025].
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