This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
May 29, 2013
Created NRS 176.09121 (State DNA Database) and NRS 176.09123 (collection mandate triggered at arrest for any felony, not just conviction).…
April 1, 2013
Amended § 53-10-403(2)(c) to add a list of enumerated felonies (e.g., aggravated human trafficking, internet enticement of a minor, felony…
March 29, 2013
Department of State Police regulations governing collection, submission, receipt, identification, storage and disposal of DNA samples for the State DNA…
March 29, 2013
Department of State Police regulations governing testing and analysis, quality assurance, and computerized storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in…
March 28, 2013
Amended § 4713(c) personnel qualifications, removing ‘medical’ so samples may be collected by ‘other qualified personnel approved by the Chief…
March 7, 2013
Enacted the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act provisions requiring audits of untested sexual assault kits, within the VAWA…
January 10, 2013
Authorized the Attorney General to award grants helping states implement DNA arrestee-collection processes (42 U.S.C. 14137 et seq.), covering arrestees…
December 14, 2012
Omnibus measure. Section 5 amends 14 V.I.C. § 1724(b) to replace the requirement that a registered sex offender “appear in…
August 28, 2012
Required a DNA sample at the time of sex offender registration; expanded the interstate compact provision; extended the DNA fund…
August 6, 2012
Addressed the gap where a DNA sample was not collected at arrest by adding court-ordered collection at arraignment, sentencing, or…
August 2, 2012
Amended §§ 3, 4, and 11: added electronic notification, expanded who may collect samples and added buccal swabs, and changed…
July 18, 2012
Rewrites the Virgin Islands sex offender registration scheme at 14 V.I.C. ch. 86 to conform to the federal Sex Offender…