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UT: DNA Amendments (HB 107, 2003)
July 1, 2003
Amended Utah Code §§ 53-10-403, -404, -406 and 78-3a-904 to extend the DNA specimen requirement to offenders on probation, parole,…
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This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
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AK: An Act Relating to the DNA Identification Registration System and Testing (HB 49, Ch. 88 SLA 2003, 2003)
July 1, 2003
Major expansion of AS § 44.41.035. Extended DNA collection from violent felonies to all felonies under AS 11 and AS…
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LA: An Act Expanding DNA Sampling From Arrested and Convicted Felons (SB 346, Acts 2003, No. 487, 2003)
June 20, 2003
Most substantial early expansion; expanded the scope of DNA sampling from arrested and convicted felons and repealed the original §§…
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NV: An Act Expanding DNA Collection to Category A, B, and Violent C Felonies (AB 55, Ch. 447, 2003)
June 10, 2003
Expanded Nevada’s DNA (genetic-marker) collection by amending NRS 176.0913 to require a biological specimen at sentencing from defendants convicted of…
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NH: An Act Relative to Expungement of Records Contained in the DNA Database (HB 215, Ch. 101, 2003)
June 6, 2003
Amended RSA 651-C:5, providing that records contained in the state DNA database shall be expunged under specified circumstances. Sponsored by…
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MD: An Act Expanding Retroactive DNA Collection From Incarcerated Offenders (SB 363, Ch. 240, 2003)
May 13, 2003
Maryland used to collect DNA only from people convicted of violent crimes. This law expanded collection to everyone convicted of…
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MD: An Act Recodifying Maryland’s DNA Statutes into the Public Safety Article (SB 1, Ch. 5, 2003)
April 8, 2003
Housekeeping recodification; moved the DNA statutes from the old Article 88B into the new Public Safety Article, renumbering to §…
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NM: An Act Amending the DNA Identification Act (SB 157, Laws 2003, ch. 256, 2003)
April 7, 2003
Established a missing persons DNA identification system within the DNA Identification Act (amending NMSA 1978 §§ 29-16-1 through 29-16-8 and…
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ND: An Act Aligning DNA Database Purposes With Expanded Collection Categories (HB 1235, 2003)
March 26, 2003
Amended §§ 31-13-03, 31-13-05, and 31-13-07, aligning the authorized purposes of the DNA database with the expanded collection categories (addressing…
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VA: An Act Relating to DNA Samples for Violent Crime Arrests (HB 2661, Ch. 150, 2003 Acts of Assembly)
March 16, 2003
Amended and reenacted §§ 16.1-299.1, 19.2-310.2:1, 19.2-310.3, 19.2-310.3:1, and 19.2-310.4 of the Code of Virginia. Added the grand jury as…
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NV: An Act Ratifying Technical Corrections to Nevada Revised Statutes (AB 38, Ch. 2, Statutes of Nevada 2003)
March 5, 2003
Omnibus technical-corrections bill ratifying various corrections to prior Nevada session laws; Sec. 52 amends NRS 176.0913 (biological specimen/genetic marker collection…
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SD: An Act Establishing South Dakota’s DNA Database and Collection Mandate (SB 184, SL 2003, ch. 133, 2003)
March 5, 2003
Established South Dakota’s original State DNA Database and State DNA Databank, creating the state’s DNA collection program from scratch under…