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If the alleged victim reports the alleged offense to a law
enforcement agency by the time the examination is complete, the
investigating law enforcement agency shall transport the kit
directly to the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory.

 
4. Other payment. A licensed hospital or licensed health
care practitioner is not precluded from seeking other payment for
treatment or services provided to an alleged victim that are
outside the scope of the forensic examination.

 
Sec. 18. 25 MRSA §1574, sub-§4, ¶E, as amended by PL 1997, c. 608, §3,
is further amended to read:

 
E. Gross Rape, including that formerly denominated as gross
sexual assault, including that formerly denominated and as
gross sexual misconduct;

 
Sec. 19. 25 MRSA §1574, sub-§4, ¶E-1, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 608,
§3, is repealed.

 
Sec. 20. 25 MRSA §1574, sub-§4, ¶F, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 457, §1,
is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
F.__Child molestation;

 
Sec. 21. 25 MRSA §1574, sub-§5, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 325, §5,
is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
C.__Child molestation;

 
Sec. 22. 25 MRSA §1574, sub-§6, ¶F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 393, §3,
is amended to read:

 
F. Gross Rape, including that formerly denominated as gross
sexual assault;

 
Sec. 23. 25 MRSA §2915, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 719, §3 and
affected by §11, is amended to read:

 
§2915. Uniform forensic examination kit for evidence collection

 
in alleged cases of rape

 
1. Development of uniform forensic examination kit. The
Department of Public Safety shall determine by rule what
constitutes a uniform standardized forensic examination kit for
evidence collection in alleged cases of gross sexual assault
rape. The rules must define the contents of the kit,
instructions for administering the kit and a checklist that
examiners must follow and enclose in the completed kit.


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