This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
March 11, 2011
Amended the expungement provisions of the 2009 arrestee statute, removing the ‘title 18’ qualifier so that conviction of any felony…
March 10, 2011
Arkansas State Crime Laboratory rules implementing Act 974 of 2009 (‘Juli’s Law’), promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act (Ark. Code…
January 1, 2011
Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division rules promulgated under 1990 PA 250 (MCL 28.173) to implement the DNA Identification Profiling…
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Repealed and reenacted Chapter 89, producing the current § 89.03(c) sample requirement, § 89.03(c)(6) CODIS entry, and § 89.08(d) 24-hour…
December 30, 2010
Added arrestee collection (DNA on probable cause for arrest for listed felonies), effective July 1, 2011.
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…
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,…
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…
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…
August 13, 2010
Added Penal Law Article 121, creating criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and strangulation in the first and second…
August 6, 2010
Amended § 9 only, updating the agency name from ‘criminal history systems board’ to ‘department of criminal justice information services’;…
July 31, 2010
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation rules for the OSBI Laboratory, in six subchapters and 21 sections: general provisions; collection and…