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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-142C-6: Status of forensic evidence — Request from victim

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A. Upon the request of a sexual assault victim, the

investigating law enforcement agency shall inform the victim of the

status of the sexual assault forensic evidence from the criminal

case of the victim. The law enforcement agency may, at its

discretion, require that the request by the victim be in writing.

The provisions of this subsection shall not require a law

enforcement agency to communicate with the victim or the advocate of

the victim regarding the status of forensic testing absent a

specific request from the victim or advocate of the victim.

B. Sexual assault victims have the right to be informed of the

following:

1. Whether or not a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile was

obtained from the testing of the sexual assault forensic evidence

from the criminal case of the victim;

2. Whether or not the DNA profile developed from the sexual

assault forensic evidence has been entered into the Combined DNA

Index System (CODIS) Database; and

3. Whether or not there is a confirmed match between the DNA

profile developed from the sexual assault evidence and a DNA profile

contained in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database.

C. This section is intended to encourage law enforcement

agencies to notify victims of information that is in the possession

of the law enforcement agencies.

D. This section shall not require the disclosure of evidence,

information, or results which would impede or compromise an ongoing

criminal investigation.

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