(a) Upon the request of the victim who has consented to the release of sexual assault evidence for testing, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall notify the victim about the Illinois State Police sexual assault evidence tracking system and provide the following information in writing:
         (1) the date the sexual assault evidence was sent to
    
an Illinois State Police forensic laboratory or designated laboratory;
        (2) test results provided to the law enforcement
    
agency by an Illinois State Police forensic laboratory or designated laboratory, including, but not limited to:
            (A) whether a DNA profile was obtained from the
        
testing of the sexual assault evidence from the victim’s case;
            (B) whether the DNA profile developed from the
        
sexual assault evidence has been searched against the DNA Index System or any state or federal DNA database;
            (C) whether an association was made to an
        
individual whose DNA profile is consistent with the sexual assault evidence DNA profile, provided that disclosure would not impede or compromise an ongoing investigation; and
            (D) whether any drugs were detected in a urine or
        
blood sample analyzed for drug facilitated sexual assault and information about any drugs detected.
    (b) The information listed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be provided to the victim within 7 days of the transfer of the evidence to the laboratory. The information listed in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section shall be provided to the victim within 7 days of the receipt of the information by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 203/35

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) At the time the sexual assault evidence is released for testing, the victim shall be provided written information by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction or the hospital providing emergency services and forensic services to the victim informing him or her of the right to request information under subsection (a) of this Section. A victim may designate another person or agency to receive this information.
     (d) The victim or the victim’s designee shall keep the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction informed of the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the person to whom the information should be provided, and any changes of the name, address, telephone number, and email address, if an email address is available.