Derechos de las Víctimas de Agresiones Sexuales sobre el ADN

Explicación Simple

Esta ley ayuda a las víctimas de agresiones sexuales a asegurarse de que la evidencia de ADN se maneje correctamente. Esto significa que sus casos se investiguen bien y que los culpables puedan ser atrapados rápidamente.

Es como cuando llevas tu coche a un mecánico y esperas que lo revisen y reparen pronto para poder volver a manejar. Las víctimas quieren que su evidencia sea revisada rápidamente para que se haga justicia.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Ana fue víctima de una agresión sexual y se presentó ante la policía. Gracias a esta ley, la policía está obligada a analizar la evidencia de ADN de su caso lo más pronto posible, para que puedan encontrar al culpable y ayudar a Ana a obtener justicia.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 17. RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES OF CRIME [679 - 680.4] ( Title 17 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1427, Sec. 1. ) 680. (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Sexual Assault Victims’ DNA Bill of Rights.” (b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and forensic identification analysis is a powerful law enforcement tool for identifying and prosecuting sexual assault offenders. (2) Existing law requires an adult arrested for or charged with a felony and a juvenile adjudicated for a felony to submit DNA samples as a result of that arrest, charge, or adjudication. (3) Victims of sexual assault have a strong interest in the investigation and prosecution of their cases. (4) Law enforcement agencies have an obligation to victims of sexual assault in the proper handling, retention, and timely DNA testing of rape kit evidence or other crime scene evidence and to be responsive to victims concerning the developments of forensic testing and the investigation of their cases. (5) The growth of the Department of Justice’s Cal-DNA databank and the national databank through the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) makes it possible for many sexual assault perpetrators to be identified after their first offense, provided that rape kit evidence is analyzed in a timely manner. (6) Timely DNA analysis of rape kit evidence is a core public safety issue affecting men, women, and children in the State of California. It is the intent of the Legislature, in order to further public safety, to encourage DNA analysis of rape kit evidence within the time limit imposed by paragraph (1) of subdivision (g) of Section 803. (7) DNA reference samples