Legislation Database

This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.

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NY: An Act Identifying Qualifying Larcenies and Controlled-Substance Offenses for DNA Submission (S. 6325, L. 2000, ch. 8)

March 6, 2000

Amended Exec. Law § 995 and § 9 of ch. 560 of the Laws of 1999. Identified which larcenies count…

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NY: An Act Rewriting the Designated-Offender List and Creating a DNA Tampering Felony (A. 9037-A, L. 1999, ch. 560)

October 18, 1999

Amended Exec. Law §§ 995, 995-b, 995-c, 995-d, and 995-f and CPL §§ 450.10 and 450.20. Rewrote the designated-offender list…

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NY: An Act Creating the Commission on Forensic Science and the State DNA Identification Index (A. 12252, L. 1994, ch. 737)

January 1, 1996

Created Executive Law Article 49-B, establishing the Commission on Forensic Science, the DNA Subcommittee, and the State DNA Identification Index,…

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