H29 - Standing Up for Rape Victims Act of 2019. (SL 2019-221)

Overview: S.L. 2019-221 establishes processes and protocols for testing untested sexual assault kits, requires a law enforcement agency to notify the North Carolina State Crime Lab (Crime Lab) of an arrest or conviction resulting from a hit in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), and appropriates funds to the Department of Justice to cover costs associated with implementing this act.

This act became effective September 18, 2019.