2017 HB 255 Proposes to Impose Uniformity in MD for Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
2017 HB 255, sponsored by Delegate Hettleman, alters State Article – Criminal Procedure 11–926. The two main additions are: The health care provider who tends to a victim of sexual assault will be required to provide: “WRITTEN INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE LAWS AND POLICIES GOVERNING THE TESTING, PRESERVATION, AND DISPOSAL OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION