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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on the Judiciaryand Public Safety
NOTICE OF PUBLIC Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON
BILL 20-417, THE “SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS’
RIGHTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 2013”
Thursday, December 12, 2013
11 a.m.
Room 412
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, announces a public hearing on Thursday, December 12, 2013, beginning at 11 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on Bill 20-417, the “Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment Act of 2013.” This bill would: specify that the jurisdiction of the Police Complaints Board and Office of Police Complaints include MPD’s handling of complaints of sexual assault; classify a new way for the MPD to handle sexual assault victims’ cases; provide that communications between a sexual assault victim and a sexual assault victim’s advocate are confidential and privileged; and propose that all sexual assault forensic examination kits shall be processed by the MPD 90 days from when evidence was collected.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Tawanna Shuford at 724-7808 or tshuford@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups.
If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 27, 2013 to Ms. Shuford, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at tshuford@dccouncil.us.
