13-607 Sexual assaults; forensic medical examination; payment; forensic DNA testing; requirements.
13-607. Sexual assaults; forensic medical examination; payment; forensic DNA testing; requirements.(1) The full out-of-pocket cost or expense that may be charged to a sexual assault victim in connection with a forensic medical examination shall be paid for by the law enforcement agency of a political subdivision if such law enforcement agency is the primary investigating law enforcement agency investigating the reported sexual assault.(2) Except as provided under section 81-2010, all forensic DNA tests shall be performed by a laboratory which is accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors-LAB-Laboratory Accreditation Board or the National Forensic Science Technology Center or by any other national accrediting body or public agency which has requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more comprehensive than those of the society or center. SourceLaws 1996, LB 1213, § 1; Laws 2001, LB 432, § 6.