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SALE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT TEST KITS PROHIBITED

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero

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Senate Sponsor: Luz Escamilla

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill prohibits over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     prohibits selling or providing an over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit; and
13          ▸     imposes a penalty for a violation.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
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18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     ENACTS:
20          76-5-611, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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22     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23          Section 1. Section 76-5-611 is enacted to read:
24          76-5-611. Sale of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit prohibited.
25          (1) (a) As used in this section, "over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit" means a
26     sexual assault forensic exam kit or rape kit that:
27          (i) is marketed or presented as over-the-counter, at-home, or self-collected;

28          (ii) is offered for sale or as a sample to members of the public; and
29          (iii) purports to allow an individual to independently collect evidence of a sexual
30     assault outside of a collecting facility.
31          (b) An "over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit" does not include a sexual assault
32     kit sold or provided to law enforcement or medical personnel or a collecting facility.
33          (2) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or provide to an individual an
34     over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kit.
35          (3) A violation of this section is an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.