RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2011/27 requiring HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) testing of individuals charged with sexual assault crimes no later than 48 hours after the filing of the Information or Indictment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The County of Contra Costa is the recipient of a grant in the amount of $4,227,924 from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Community Defined Solutions to Violence Against Women (formerly Grants to Encourage Arrest) grant program. The program is designed to strengthen law enforcement and prosecution of cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking.
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