The Attorney General shall develop a survivor notification document to be distributed by a law enforcement officer or a medical provider upon initial contact with a survivor of sexual assault. The notification document shall be made available on the Attorney General’s public website. The document shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
- (1) A clear statement that the survivor has the right not to be prevented from, nor charged for, receiving a sexual assault medical forensic examination.
- (2) A clear statement that the survivor has a right to have a sexual assault medical forensic examination, regardless of whether the survivor reports to or cooperates with law enforcement.
- (3) The availability and contact information of a sexual assault advocate.
- (4) The availability of protective orders, policies related to their enforcement, and the process to obtain protective orders.
- (5) Policies regarding the storage, preservation, and disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
- (6) The process, if any, to request the preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits.
- (7) Instructions for requesting the test results upon the forensic or probative evidence of the kits from the investigating law enforcement agency.
- (8) Information about state and federal compensation funds available for medical or other costs associated with the case and the availability of victim compensation and restitution.
(Act 2021-481, §3.)