Anonymous Reporting

The SC Legislature passed HB 3677 in 2009 to eliminate the requirement for law enforcement authorization prior to collection of a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit. Anonymous Reporting is an option where a victim of sexual assault can choose not to make an official incident report to law enforcement, yet still have forensic evidence collected. The evidence will be stored for one year, providing victims time to decide if they would like to pursue an investigation. If they choose to pursue they may contact law enforcement or law enforcement may contact them, according to their wishes. If the victim does not wish to pursue, the evidence will be destroyed.