This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
August 30, 1995
Ohio’s founding forensic DNA act. Enacts R.C. 109.573, 2151.315 and 2901.07 and amends R.C. 109.99, 149.43, 3111.09 and 3111.12. R.C.…
July 1, 1995
Amended T.C.A. §§ 38-6-113(b) and 40-35-321(b)-(c) to add rape of a child (§ 39-13-522, including attempts) to the sexual offenses…
June 16, 1995
Increased the penalty for certain sex crimes, provided for lifetime supervision of certain sex offenders, and expanded the definition of…
May 30, 1995
Rewrote T.C.A. § 40-35-321(b) to require a court, before sentencing a person convicted of (or a juvenile court adjudicating a…
May 28, 1995
Foundational statute; created the State DNA Data Base, State DNA Data Bank, and the collection mandate (§ 306, predecessor of…
April 26, 1995
Directs the Department of Public Safety to establish and maintain a DNA identification registration system and requires DNA registration by…
April 22, 1995
Third amendment to K.S.A. 21-2511, amending the specimen-collection provisions alongside amendments to K.S.A. 65-4113 and K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 65-4162 relating…
April 3, 1995
Created NDCC Chapter 31-13 and the DNA collection mandate; originally required collection only from persons convicted of specified sexual offenses…
March 23, 1995
Created Article 2B (§§ 15-2B-1 to 15-2B-13), establishing West Virginia’s DNA database program and the original collection mandate at §…
March 17, 1995
Amended T.C.A. § 40-35-321(b)-(c) to change the forwarding of biological specimens for DNA analysis so they are transmitted to the…
October 31, 1994
Established New Jersey’s DNA database and databank by enacting the DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994 (N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.17 et…
September 26, 1994
Amends Penal Code section 290.2 to require that a person required to register as a sex offender provide, prior to…