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 20, 2021
Created a statewide electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits (funded by $255,000 in federal funds, administered by…
April 19, 2011
Created § 31-13-10 (offense of tampering with a DNA sample) and amended §§ 31-13-03, 31-13-04, and 31-13-07 relating to collection…
April 22, 2007
Extended collection to all felony convictions (eliminating the prior limitation to specific felony chapters), with retroactivity reaching back to July…
March 22, 2007
Moved North Dakota to pre-conviction (arrest-based) DNA collection; amended § 31-13-03 to require collection from any person arrested or booked…
March 26, 2003
Amended §§ 31-13-03, 31-13-05, and 31-13-07, aligning the authorized purposes of the DNA database with the expanded collection categories (addressing…
April 12, 2001
Largest single expansion of § 31-13-03, driven by the federal DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000; added collection for…
April 3, 1995
Created NDCC Chapter 31-13 and the DNA collection mandate; originally required collection only from persons convicted of specified sexual offenses…