[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Victim Rights Information The 2021 Montana Legislature passed an amendment to 45-15-406, MCA. Notice of Rights for Victims of Sexual Assault. Please click the link below to see the amendment. HB0310 Updated 2021 Victim Rights Rights include the following: (1) a victim may receive a sexual assault medical forensic examination...
[mkdf_separator class_name="" type="normal" position="center" color="" border_style="" width="" thickness="" top_margin="" bottom_margin=""] MONTANA SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT INITIATIVE SURVIVOR HOTLINE: 888-548-5463 Please visit and download available resources to learn more. Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer ABOUT CONSENT Please visit: National Resources https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent https://www.nsvrc.org/about-sexual-assault Local Resources https://mcadsv.com/sexual-violence/about-sexual-violence/consent/ http://www.montana.edu/oha/sexualhealth/consent.html [mkdf_separator class_name="" type="normal" position="center" color=""...
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[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column width="1/5"][vc_column_text] Kayla Bragg is the SAKI Site Coordinator for the State of Montana. She works in the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Special Services Bureau. She earned her bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University and received her law degree from Nashville School of...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] In October 2019, Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 52 (SB52). It was codified into the following statutes: 46-15-404 Sexual assault evidence kit collection and storage -- consent of patient -- notice to law enforcement 46-15-405 Statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system -- rulemaking 46-15-406 Notice...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Why were some sexual assault kits not submitted for testing? Prior to 2019, sexual assault kits were not submitted for many different reasons. The biggest factor was Montana did not have legislation for jurisdictions to follow regarding testing sexual assault kits. Additionally, some of the...
Notice of Federal Funding and Federal Disclaimer What is the sexual assault kit tracking system? In October 2019, Montana passed Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 52 states that "the department of justice shall create, operate, and maintain a statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system." Now, survivors...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="64338" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="64336" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="64344" img_size="large"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="64356" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How many kits were collected? Through the SAKI program, Montana collected and inventoried 1260 sexual assault kits from ranging from 1995-2015. Why were some kits not sent for testing? There are several...
[vc_row content_width="grid"][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The Montana Department of Justice received the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative 2020 grant award as a direct receipt. This opportunity will allow Montana the ability to continue its work to end the backlog of untested and partially tested...
The Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance allows National SAKI Site Grantees to utilize SAKI funding for advanced testing such as Forensic Genetic Genealogy. SAKI funds may be allocated to provide additional testing on cold case homicides that have a nexus to sexual...