See attached. Below is our verbiage:
Effective July 1, 2016, FS 943.326 requires that sexual assault evidence kits from a reporting
victim which are received by an agency on or after 7/1/2016 must be submitted by the agency to
the laboratory within 30 days from the date of its receipt or request by individuals identified in
Florida Statute to have them tested (i.e. the victim or victim’s representative). The request can be
made to law enforcement or the medical provider. Once evidence is submitted to the lab, testing
must be completed within 120 days. Kits will be stored in a secure, environmentally safe manner
until the prosecuting agency has approved its destruction.