SRC-TJG S.B. 1745 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1745
By: Zaffirini
Criminal Justice
4/22/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, law enforcement agencies are not required to request a forensic
exam immediately for victims who report an assault within a certain time
of its occurrence.  As proposed, S.B. 1745 provides that a victim of an
alleged sexual assault is entitled to a forensic medical examination if
the alleged sexual assault was reported within 96 hours of its occurrence. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Article 56.02, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding
Subsection (e), to provide that a victim of an alleged sexual assault if
[sic] entitled to a forensic medical examination if the alleged sexual
assault was reported to law enforcement within 96 hours of its occurrence.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.