“I cannot answer why the number of destroyed kits by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office would be higher than other jurisdiction’s numbers, as I do not know what their process is for determining what to destroy or transfer custody,” Hopkins wrote in an email. "At the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, we make determinations on the handling of kits in accordance with the statute passed in 2017 and guidance set forth from the Office of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.”