City of Albuquerque - File #: R-16-143

• File #: R-16-143
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/19/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/6/2017
• Enactment date: 3/17/2017
• Enactment #: R-2017-022
• Title: Resolution To Provide Justice To Victims Of Sexual Assault By Establishing Timeframes And Practices For Processing Sexual Assault Evidence Kits By The Albuquerque Police Department (Davis)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2017	City Clerk	Published
3/17/2017	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
3/13/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
3/6/2017	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
3/6/2017	City Council	Amended	Pass
2/22/2017	City Council	Postponed	Pass
2/6/2017	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
1/23/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
1/23/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
12/19/2016	City Council	Introduced and Referred
12/19/2016	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-16-143 ENACTMENT NO. _____________________

SPONSORED BY: Patrick Davis


RESOLUTION
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Resolution To Provide Justice To Victims Of Sexual Assault By Establishing Timeframes And Practices For Processing Sexual Assault Evidence Kits By The Albuquerque Police Department (Davis)
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RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE JUSTICE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY ESTABLISHING TIMEFRAMES AND PRACTICES FOR PROCESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KITS BY THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF
ALBUQUERQUE:
WHEREAS, according to a Special Audit of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits in New Mexico by the Office of the State Auditor, "Sexual assault is a massive problem across the country and in New Mexico, where one in every four women and one in every 20 men experiences an attempted or completed sexual assault in their lifetime and 65% of sexual assault victims are minors"; and
WHEREAS, there are currently 3,948 Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAE Kits) that remain untested by the Albuquerque Police Department; and
WHEREAS, testing historically untested SAE Kits aids with investigations, enhances public safety by developing CODIS, honors the victims, and fosters public trust.
SECTION 1. The following is adopted and added to the Albuquerque Code of Resolutions at Section 3-11-6:
"(A) SHORT TITLE.
Section 3-11-6, shall be known as the "Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Testing Resolution".
(B) DEFINITIONS.
NON-REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KIT. For purpose of this resolution means a sexual assault evidence recovery kit, commonly known as a "rape kit," that is collected from a victim of sexual assault through a forensic medical examination where the victim elects, at the time of the examination, not to report the sexual assault offense to a law-enforcement agency.
SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KIT. For purpose of this resolution means evid...