Alaska Stat. § 18.68.010

Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 18.68.010 - Sexual assault examination kit
(a) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Law shall develop a uniform sexual assault examination kit.
(b) Under protocols developed under AS 18.68.020,
(1) the Department of Public Safety shall distribute the kits throughout the state; and
(2) peace officers and health care providers shall use the kits for the gathering of evidence in cases of suspected sexual assault.
(c) The appropriate person under the protocols developed under AS 18.68.020 shall provide a sexual assault examination kit at no charge.
(d) This section does not prohibit the introduction in court of evidence obtained without the use of a sexual assault examination kit.

AS 18.68.010