This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
June 27, 2012
Amended Penal Code § 296.1 to update the timing and procedures for collecting specimens and print impressions across offender categories…
May 10, 2012
Amended T.C.A. § 40-35-321 to require an offender not incarcerated at sentencing to report to the supervising probation division (or…
April 27, 2012
Expanded the arrest-triggered collection list by adding five homicide offenses (aggravated vehicular homicide, criminally negligent homicide, reckless homicide, vehicular homicide,…
April 6, 2012
Enacted new 17-A MRSA § 259-A (Solicitation of a child to commit a prohibited act) and added it to the…
April 3, 2012
Consolidated Idaho’s child sexual exploitation offenses (rewriting § 18-1507 and repealing § 18-1507A) and made a conforming amendment to §…
March 30, 2012
Public Protection and General Government budget bill. Part A amended § 9 of ch. 19 of the Laws of 2012,…
March 26, 2012
Illinois State Police rules implementing 730 ILCS 5/5-4-3 under authority of 20 ILCS 2605/2605-15, setting procedures and responsibilities for collecting…
March 20, 2012
Reorganized Idaho’s prison-contraband offenses and made a conforming amendment to § 19-5506 of the DNA Database Act, replacing the repealed…
March 19, 2012
New York’s all-crimes DNA law. Amended CPL §§ 240.40, 440.10, and 440.30 and Exec. Law §§ 995 and 995-c, expanding…
February 3, 2012
Added the DNA definition at 9 GCA § 89.01(aa) and reinforced/expanded the DNA-profiling obligation.
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…
December 20, 2011
Amended § 2303 definitions (added ‘Y chromosome analysis’ and expanded ‘other specified offense’) pursuant to federal SORNA; altered the offense…