House OKs unanimously rape kit bill

Rep. Melissa Wintrow’s bill, HB 528 , to create and codify a system for the processing of sexual assault evidence kits, commonly referred to as rape kits, has passed the House on a unanimous, 70-0 vote. The evidence kits are used by law enforcement, health care facilities and the Idaho State Police Forensics Laboratory in sexual assault cases, but currently, no laws address how the kits are handled, and many have gone untested and unused/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .

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