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  On 9/12/2019, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she directed MeToo Kits Company to ‘cease and desist’ selling at home sexual assault evidence kits. These kits have raised widespread concern due to their marketing as an alternative to seeking professional medical care and because of the companies’ implied representation that the evidence collected by these kits would be admissible in court. 
  
  By law, New York State provides sexual assault exams and evidence collection at no charge to survivors and it is misleading for a company to profit from selling these kits when an above-board service is provided free of charge. Additionally, the collection of evidence in sexual assault cases is of crucial importance, and there are concerns about the quality of the evidence collected by these kits and whether they would be admissible in court.

  The company has 5 days in which to inform the AG's office that it has ceased its advertisements.
  
  https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/metoo_kits_-_cease_and_desist_letter_2019_09_11.pdf
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  On 8/29/2019, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel warned the Brooklyn, New York-based “Me Too Kits” Company that it is in violation of several sections of Michigan’s Consumer Protection Act.  A Notice of Intended Action was sent, giving the company an opportunity to immediately cease and desist from engaging in unlawful business practices.
  
  Nessel’s office learned that Me Too Kits Company is marketing for sale a sexual assault evidence kit, described as the “first ever sexual assault evidence kit for at-home use.”  Nessel warned that commercially produced “sexual assault kits” would not only cost victims their own money but would prevent them from getting the health care services they need following an assault.  In addition, the DIY kits would likely undermine law enforcement efforts to capture, charge, try and convict rapists – especially unknown and repeat assailants. 
  
  The company has 10 days in which to provide the Office of the Attorney General with assurances of voluntary compliance, which must include an agreement that the company will not sell these sexual assault kits to Michigan consumers.