Local level SAEC policies/data (Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office of Calhoun County, MI.
Submitted May 5, 2017
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From: Beryl Lipton

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Local level SAEC polices/data (Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Michigan's Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all statistics, data, reports, audits, policies, and procedures pertaining to the following items regarding sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) kits (also known as "rape kits") and processing:

• all standard operating procedures regarding the SAEC process

• any written policies or procedures regarding department practices on the acquisition of or handling of rape kit evidence, including protocols for its collection, testing, and delegation and transfer to all other possibly relevant locations, laboratories, or agencies

• the number of kits collected and booked into evidence from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of kits that have been processed by a public or private crime or forensic laboratory or equivalent processing location from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of unprocessed kits in any storage facilities currently under the department’s jurisdiction and control, including those held by medical personnel or at external laboratory locations

• any materials regarding the status or ultimate disposition of cases in which a kit was collected. Please include all available segregable data.

• all audits involving this agency regarding the collection or backlog of SAEC kits

• all proposed alterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and procedures regarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits

If there any questions about this request, please feel free to call us at the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Christine McComb

Subject: FOIA request

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Please find attached a response to your request for information from the Calhoun County Prosecutor's

Calhoun County Government
County Administration
315 W Green St
Marshall MI 49068

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Michigan Freedom of Information Act Request: Local level SAEC polices/data (Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Calhoun County Sheriff's Office

Subject: RE: Michigan Freedom of Information Act Request: Local level SAEC polices/data (Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)

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Confirmed. I will forward this to our FOIA Coordinator Jim Dyer who is located at 315 W Green St., Marshall, MI 49068.

FYI- 212 S Grand St, Marshall, MI no longer exists. You should direct all mailings to the same heading but change the street address to 161 E. Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek, MI 49014 for any future requests.

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