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SAFER Act Helps Reduce Rape Kit Backlog

Survivors of sexual assault should not have to wait for justice to be served while DNA evidence sits untested. Michael helped pass a law that gives police and crime labs greater flexibility to use the resources available to them to test rape kits. In 2017, he introduced an updated version of the Sexual Assault Forensic […]

Feb 1, 2013 | Accomplishments

Survivors of sexual assault should not have to wait for justice to be served while DNA evidence sits untested. Michael helped pass a law that gives police and crime labs greater flexibility to use the resources available to them to test rape kits. In 2017, he introduced an updated version of the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act to extend and improve the law.