Evidence Retention Amendments

Summary

The bill updates how law‑enforcement agencies can ask to return or destroy evidence in misdemeanor cases, adding notice requirements and a right for defendants to object. It also extends the time agencies must keep felony evidence to the longer of the statute of limitations or the period a convicted person remains in custody. The changes affect police, prosecutors, and anyone charged with a crime.

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