This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
October 26, 2001
Expanded the definition of ‘qualifying Federal offense’ for DNA collection to include terrorism and additional crimes of violence.
September 21, 2001
Major expansion; broadened DNA collection to all Class A, B, and C crimes for persons convicted on or after October…
September 1, 2001
Created § 411.1471, requiring DNA collection at indictment for 9 enumerated violent/sexual felonies (first pre-conviction DNA law in the nation);…
August 31, 2001
Amended § 23-3-620 to require persons convicted of second-degree burglary to submit a DNA sample. Signed August 31, 2001.
July 27, 2001
Most significant expansion; shifted from an offense-specific list to a universal felony collection mandate (all felony convictions); required retroactive collection…
July 1, 2001
Added ‘blood’ and ‘biological sample’ terminology and a 5-day registrant requirement.
June 30, 2001
Omnibus public safety/domestic abuse bill; amended § 609.117 subd. 2 (‘Before Release’) to extend collection to any person serving imprisonment…
June 29, 2001
Renamed the chapter ‘DNA Detection of Felony Offenders’ and expanded §§ 12-1.5-1 and 12-1.5-7 to cover all crimes of violence…
June 5, 2001
Changed ‘blood samples’ to the broader ‘biological specimen’ throughout NRS 176.0913; required genetic marker analysis from certain offenders convicted of…
May 22, 2001
Expanded the qualifying-offense list for DNA collection and amended the state DNA database provisions (L. 2001, ch. 208).
April 12, 2001
Largest single expansion of § 31-13-03, driven by the federal DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000; added collection for…
December 19, 2000
Created the federal offender DNA-collection statute (42 U.S.C. 14135a); required collection from qualifying convicted federal offenders and added Secretary of…