State of South Dakota  
EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2012  

770T0560   HOUSE BILL   NO.  1194  

Introduced by:    Representatives Novstrup (David), Abdallah, Brunner, Conzet, Gibson, Romkema, Rozum, Turbiville, and Wismer and Senators Krebs, Buhl, Haverly, Johnston, Kraus, Rampelberg, and Tidemann
 

        FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the payment for rape and sexual offense examinations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Section 1. That § 22-22-26 be amended to read as follows:
    22-22-26. If a physician, hospital, or clinic examines the victim of an alleged rape or sexual offense to gather information or evidence about the alleged crime, the examination shall be provided without cost to the victim if the alleged offense is reported to the state. The physician, hospital, or clinic shall be paid for the cost of the examination by the county where the alleged rape or sexual offense occurred, which shall be reimbursed by any defendant if convicted.

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