This bill concerns digital evidence examination.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- requires certain cities and counties to:have a digital forensics laboratory;have a contract, partnership, or agreement with another entity that allows the city or county to share in the use of a digital forensics laboratory, not including the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory; have the city's or county's law enforcement agency provide specified support to the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory; orpay an annual fee to the Department of Public Safety (department);
- requires the department to:collect fees from cities and counties and apply the fee proceeds to department expenditures incurred in staffing and other costs associated with the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory; andannually report any nonpayment of fees to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee