Forensic medical examination--Costs to county--Costs enumerated

The county where an alleged rape or sexual offense occurred must pay the cost of any forensic medical examination performed by a physician, hospital, or clinic on the victim of the alleged rape or sexual offense. The cost of a forensic medical examination includes: (1) Physician, hospital, or clinic services directly related to the forensic medical examination; (2) Necessary forensic supplies; (3) Scope procedures directly related to the forensic medical examination, including anoscopy and colposcopy; (4) Laboratory testing directly related to the forensic medical examination, including drug screening, urinalysis, pregnancy screening, syphilis screening, chlamydia culture, gonorrhea coverage culture, HIV screening, hepatitis B and C screening, herpes culture, and any other sexually transmitted disease testing directly related to the examination; (5) Any medication provided during the forensic medical examination; and (6) Any radiology service directly related to the forensic medical examination. Source: SL 1986, ch. 182; SL 2005, ch 120 , § 402; SL 2012, ch 126 , § 1; SL 2013, ch 108 , § 1; SL 2018, ch 131 , § 1; SL 2025, ch 94 , § 1. Effective July 1, 2026