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2022 SESSION
HB 404 Sexual assault nurse & forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing.
Introduced by: Karrie K. Delaney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Admission into evidence of certain forensic medical examination reports by sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing. Allows testimony offered by either party in a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, or offered by the accused in any hearing other than a trial, by a sexual assault nurse examiner or sexual assault forensic examiner who performed a forensic medical examination to be presented by two-way video conferencing. The bill also allows such testimony to be presented by two-way video conferencing when offered by either party in a trial or by the attorney for the Commonwealth in a hearing other than a preliminary hearing or sentencing hearing, with the consent of the court and all parties.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Admission into evidence of certain forensic medical examination reports by sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; testimony by two-way video conferencing; notice and waiver procedures. Creates procedures allowing a forensic medical examination report conducted by a sexual assault nurse examiner or sexual assault forensic examiner to be admitted into evidence without the testimony of such examiner and allowing for such examiner to testify by two-way video conferencing if certain filing and notice provisions are met and the defendant does not object.