This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
June 22, 2018
‘People-first language’ omnibus bill; § 4(n) amended § 15A-266.3A’s offense list, adding offenses (lengthening subsection (f) versus the 2010 version).
September 18, 2015
State base-budget appropriations act; contained provisions touching the DNA database program.
July 29, 2015
Reorganized, renamed, and renumbered various sexual offenses; made conforming technical changes affecting DNA-related offense references.
December 1, 2013
Forensic-evidence housekeeping bill; extended the SBI’s deadline to act on expunction verification forms from 30 to 90 days (§ 15A-266.3A).…
July 26, 2013
State budget act; Section 17.6 transfers the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory and the State DNA Database and Databank from…
July 15, 2010
Section 4 created G.S. 15A-266.3A, establishing arrest-based DNA collection for the first time in NC; required cheek-swab collection at arrest…
July 19, 1993
Established NC’s original State DNA Database and Databank under SBI administration (Article 13, G.S. 15A-266 et seq.); mandated DNA collection…