Alaska had to pass a state law in 2000 because Wasilla was charging rape victims $500 to $1200 to prepare a rape kit. This was outrageous and the state legislature passed a law preventing it. After the law passed, the police chief in Wasilla complained about the new lawas it was not fiscally prudent.
McClatchy:
Eight years ago, complaints about charging rape victims for medical exams in Wasilla prompted the Alaska Legislature to pass a bill -- signed into law by Knowles -- that banned the practice statewide.USAToday
"There was one town in Alaska that was charging victims for this, and that was Wasilla," Knowles said
A May 23, 2000, article in Wasilla's newspaper, The Frontiersman, noted that Alaska State Troopers and most municipal police agencies regularly pay for such exams, which cost between $300 and $1,200 apiece.
"(But) the Wasilla police department does charge the victims of sexual assault for the tests," the newspaper reported.
UPDATE - McCain voted against the national law pushing police to not charge rape victims for rape evidence kits. Compassionate conservatives indeed.
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