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2009 SESSION

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HB 2400 Criminal sexual assault; establishment of a multidisciplinary response thereto.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Sexual assault response teams.  Requires attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish sexual assault response teams. Each team would be responsible for discussion of establishment of policies and coordinating responses to sexual assault incidents and to establish guidelines for community response.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Sexual assault response teams.  Requires attorneys for the Commonwealth to establish sexual assault response teams. Each team would be responsible for establishing policies and coordinating responses to sexual assault incidents. The bill requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to assist in establishing the teams. The bill would require all attorneys for the Commonwealth to report annually on sexual assault statistics in the jurisdiction.