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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An Act Amending the Idaho DNA Database Act (SB 1215, Ch. 82, 2012)

March 20, 2012

Amended § 19-5506 of the Idaho DNA Database Act.

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DNA Profiling of Convicted Sex Offenders (Substitute Bill 99-31, P.L. 31-171, 2012)

February 3, 2012

Added the DNA definition at 9 GCA § 89.01(aa) and reinforced/expanded the DNA-profiling obligation.

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Illinois DNA Database Law of 2011 (HB 3238, P.A. 97-0383, 2011)

January 1, 2012

Added pre-conviction arrest-based DNA collection for enumerated violent felonies; mandatory collection from registered sex offenders; raised the analysis fee from…

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An Act Amending DNA Definitions Under Federal SORNA Requirements (SB 1183, Act 111 of 2011, 2011)

December 20, 2011

Amended § 2303 definitions (added ‘Y chromosome analysis’ and expanded ‘other specified offense’) pursuant to federal SORNA; altered the offense…

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SORNA-Alignment Amendment Expanding Qualifying Offenses (P. del S. 769, Ley 243-2011, 2011)

December 14, 2011

Overhauled the sex-offender registry law and added further qualifying convictions to Art. 8 of the DNA databank law.

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An Act Adding Pre-Conviction DNA Collection for Violent Crime Arrestees (S 737, P.L. 2011, c. 104, 2011)

August 18, 2011

Added pre-conviction arrestee collection for certain violent crimes. Effective August 18, 2011.

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Adam Walsh/SORNA Reenactment Adding DNA Collection (HB 17-111, P.L. 17-49, 2011)

July 29, 2011

Reenacted the SORNA framework and first added 6 CMC § 1365(a)(4), the CNMI’s sole forensic DNA-collection provision.

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An Act Requiring DNA Testing of Persons Arrested for the Commission of a Serious Felony (HB 6489, P.A. 11-207, 2011)

July 13, 2011

Added § 54-102g(a) authorizing DNA sample collection at arrest (not just conviction) for a person arrested for a serious felony…

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An Act Amending the 2011 Public Safety Realignment Provisions (AB 117, Ch. 39, 2011)

June 30, 2011

Superseded Ch. 15’s amendments to §§ 298.2 and 299.5 with the final realignment language. Effective June 30, 2011; operative October…

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An Act Requiring DNA Collection From All Convicted Felons (SB 80, Ga. L. 2011, p. 264, 2011)

May 11, 2011

Created current § 35-3-160 et seq. (Article 6A); closed HB 314’s gap by requiring DNA from all convicted felons (incarcerated,…

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An Act Revising Juvenile DNA Collection Procedures Upon Arrest or Charge (SB 1367, Ch. 351, 2011)

April 29, 2011

Amends §§8-238 and 13-610 relating to juvenile court DNA collection, revising the procedures for ordering juveniles to submit DNA samples…

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An Act Creating a DNA Sample Tampering Offense (HB 1389, Ch. 242, 2011)

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…

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