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Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 (AB 109, Ch. 15, 2011)
April 4, 2011
Made an initial amendment to §§ 298.2 and 299.5 as part of the 2011 criminal justice realignment. Chaptered April 4,…
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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Juli’s Law (HB 1563, Act 699 of 2011, 2011)
March 24, 2011
Extended the DNA collection mandate to rape arrests under Juli’s Law.
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An Act Amending DNA Expungement Provisions for Felony Convictions (HB 11-1051, Ch. 17, 2011)
March 11, 2011
Amended the expungement provisions of the 2009 arrestee statute, removing the ‘title 18’ qualifier so that conviction of any felony…
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Adam Walsh/SORNA Repeal and Reenactment of Chapter 89 (Bill 428-30, P.L. 30-223, 2010)
December 30, 2010
Repealed and reenacted Chapter 89, producing the current § 89.03(c) sample requirement, § 89.03(c)(6) CODIS entry, and § 89.08(d) 24-hour…
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Arrestee DNA Collection Amendment (P. de la C. 2283, Ley 253-2010, 2010)
December 30, 2010
Added arrestee collection (DNA on probable cause for arrest for listed felonies), effective July 1, 2011.
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DNA Crime Prevention and Exoneration of the Innocent Act (“Katie’s Law”) (SB 09-241, Ch. 295, 2009)
September 30, 2010
Created Article 23 of Title 16 (§ 16-23-103), the arrestee mandate (‘Katie’s Law’), requiring DNA collection from all adults arrested…
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Virgin Islands DNA Database and Databank Act (Bill 28-0149, Act No. 7193, 2010)
September 20, 2010
Created the Virgin Islands DNA Database and Databank Act by adding chapter 345 to Title 5 V.I.C.; introduced Sept. 2009,…
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An Act Requiring DNA Testing of All Persons Convicted of a Felony (HB 523, Ch. 208, 2010)
August 24, 2010
Expanded the DNA collection mandate to all felony convictions; added the refusal-as-misdemeanor clause (§651-C:2, VIII) and the civil immunity provision…
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An Act Relative to the Drawing or Taking of DNA Samples (SB 678, Acts 2010, No. 213, 2010)
August 15, 2010
Enacted R.S. 15:609(J), authorizing a court, on ex parte motion of the investigating law enforcement agency, the warden/administrator of the…
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An Act Reforming the Administrative Procedures Relative to Criminal Offender Record Information (Ch. 256, 2010)
August 6, 2010
Amended § 9 only, updating the agency name from ‘criminal history systems board’ to ‘department of criminal justice information services’;…
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DNA Database Act of 2010 (HB 1403, S.L. 2010-94, 2010)
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…
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An Act Establishing Arrest-Based DNA Collection and Evidence Preservation (SB 77, 2010)
July 6, 2010
Most significant structural expansion; added pre-conviction arrest-based DNA collection for all adults arrested on felony charges (arrest mandate effective July…