This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
April 28, 2005
Implements 18 U.S.C. 3600A. Requires the government to preserve biological evidence secured in a federal investigation or prosecution while the…
October 30, 2004
Reached arrestees and other persons, broadened qualifying offenses to any felony, and added expungement; carried the Debbie Smith Act of…
October 26, 2001
Expanded the federal ‘qualifying Federal offense’ definition through § 503 of the USA PATRIOT Act, rewriting § 3(d)(2) of the…
December 19, 2000
Created the federal offender DNA-collection statute (42 U.S.C. 14135a); required collection from qualifying convicted federal offenders and added Secretary of…
November 29, 1999
Amended § 210304(a) of the DNA Identification Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14132(a)) to add a new index category —…
September 13, 1994
Enacted as Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act; created the national DNA index (CODIS/NDIS) at…
January 1, 1970
CBP-published operational workflow for familial DNA collection and testing at the border. Operational guidance rather than a codified rule.