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 30, 2004
Reached arrestees and other persons, broadened qualifying offenses to any felony, and added expungement; carried the Debbie Smith Act of…
October 5, 2004
Cleanup bill for L. 2004, ch. 138. Made technical corrections to the designated-offender provisions enacted by S.7659/A.11721 and added aggravated…
September 29, 2004
Conformed the qualifying-offense list (Art. 8) to the 2004 Penal Code and amended misuse penalties (Art. 14).
August 28, 2004
Major expansion; expanded collection from sex offenders to all felony offenders, required CODIS compatibility, created the DNA Profiling Analysis Fund,…
July 23, 2004
Broad public-safety omnibus that established the State Office of Homeland Security and the statewide wireless network. Part A, § 13…
July 20, 2004
Amended Exec. Law § 835 to include the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory in the definition of ‘qualified…
July 12, 2004
Made a technical correction amending 29 Del. C. § 4713(b)(2), striking ‘the effective date of this act’ and substituting ‘July…
July 6, 2004
Amended Exec. Law § 995 and CPL § 440.30. Made all offenders required to register under the Sex Offender Registration…
July 5, 2004
Expanded Rhode Island’s offender DNA database to all felonies: amended G.L. §§ 12-1.5-1 and 12-1.5-7 to make the DNA Detection…
May 12, 2004
Major expansion; required DNA from all persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent for any felony or any offense punishable by 5+…
April 13, 2004
Technical cleanup; fixed cross-references and made conforming amendments in the Public Safety Article after the 2003 recodification. (Emergency bill.)
April 12, 2004
Comprehensive rewrite of § 4713: replaced ‘blood sample’ with ‘biological sample,’ defined it as a blood sample or buccal swab,…