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 7, 2024
Congressional-review emergency act, enacted to prevent a gap in coverage between the expiration of the 90-day emergency act (D.C. Act…
March 14, 2024
The permanent enactment. Section 27 amends the DNA Sample Collection Act of 2001 by adding new sections 2a and 2b,…
March 11, 2024
Ninety-day emergency act. Section 22 amends the DNA Sample Collection Act of 2001 by adding new sections 2a and 2b,…
August 26, 2009
Section 218 rewrites D.C. Official Code § 22-4151 in its entirety and does two things at once. First, it replaces…
June 3, 2002
Section 158 amends § 2 of the DNA Sample Collection Act of 2001 by adding new paragraphs (45A), (45B) and…
July 24, 2001
Sections 22 and 23 amend paragraph (37) of the qualifying-offense list in § 2 of the DNA Sample Collection Act…
June 15, 2001
The District’s founding forensic DNA statute, codified at D.C. Official Code § 22-4151. Its entire operative content is a 46-paragraph…