BILL NUMBER: SB 271	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wyland

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011

   An act to amend Section 13823.7 of the Penal Code, relating to
evidence.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 271, as introduced, Wyland. Evidence: rape kit.
   Existing law provides a protocol for the examination and treatment
of victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault, including
child molestation, and the collection and preservation of evidence
therefrom, including the collection of physical evidence of assault,
the collection of other medical specimens, and procedures for the
preservation and disposition of physical evidence.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13823.7 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   13823.7.  The protocol adopted pursuant to Section 13823.5 for the
examination and treatment of victims of sexual assault or attempted
sexual assault, including child molestation, and the collection and
preservation of evidence therefrom shall include provisions for all
of the following:
   (a) Notification of injuries and a report of suspected child
sexual abuse to law enforcement authorities.
   (b) Obtaining consent for the examination,  for the
 treatment of injuries,  for the 
collection of evidence, and  for the  photographing
of injuries.
   (c) Taking a patient history of sexual assault and other relevant
medical history.
   (d) Performance of the physical examination for evidence of sexual
assault.
   (e) Collection of physical evidence of assault.
   (f) Collection of other medical specimens.
   (g) Procedures for the preservation and disposition of physical
evidence.