PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES:

Sexual Assault Survivor's Bill of Rights of 2016

Ty Mulholland

Jeanne Shaheen
 

Amanda Nguyen

Senator- New Hampshire

CEO- Rise

rainn.org

EVERY 68 SECONDS AN AMERICAN IS ASSAULTED

HUMANENESS

HONESTY
SOCIAL JUSTICE

Humaneness

• The right to a free examination and sexual assault kit

• The right for the kit to be preserved without charge for up to 20 years*

*Or as long as the statue of limitations, whichever is shorter

Honesty

• The right to be informed of results of a sexual assault evidence collection kit.
   
• The right to be informed in writing of policies governing the kit's collection and preservation
   
• The right, if the government intends to destroy or dispose of the kit, to receive written notice not later than 60 days before the date of the intended destruction or disposal, and the right, upon written request, to have the kit preserved.

Social Justice

• Grants to states to develop sexual assault survivors' rights and policies
   
• DOJ working group to "develop, coordinate, and disseminate best practices regarding the care and treatment of sexual assault survivors and the preservation of forensic evidence"

Ty Mulholland

ty@tymulholland.com

@tymulholland

THANK YOU!