HB 282 - Preservation of Sexual Assault Evidence

Authors

Rebecca A. Dickinson, Georgia State University College of LawFollow
Alessandra T. Palazzolo, Georgia State University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

This Act extends the time that law enforcement agencies are required to preserve certain evidence of sexual assault. Physical evidence of a reported sexual assault will be preserved for fifty years, and if there is an arrest, for thirty years from the date of arrest or seven years from the sentence’s completion.

Recommended Citation

Rebecca A. Dickinson & Alessandra T. Palazzolo, HB 282 - Preservation of Sexual Assault Evidence, 36 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 51 (2019).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol36/iss1/4