Legislation Database

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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NV: An Act Relating to Sexual Deviants — Expanding Genetic Marker Testing (SB 192, Ch. 256, Statutes of Nevada 1995)

June 16, 1995

Increased the penalty for certain sex crimes, provided for lifetime supervision of certain sex offenders, and expanded the definition of…

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TN: An Act Refining DNA Collection Procedures for Offenders (SB 1776, Acts 1995, ch. 382, 1995)

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…

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PA: DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders Act (Act 14 of 1995, P.L. 1009, No. 14, 1995)

May 28, 1995

Foundational statute; created the State DNA Data Base, State DNA Data Bank, and the collection mandate (§ 306, predecessor of…

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AK: DNA Testing of Violent Offenders (HB 27, Ch. 10 SLA 1995, 1995)

April 26, 1995

Directs the Department of Public Safety to establish and maintain a DNA identification registration system and requires DNA registration by…

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KS: An Act Concerning Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure — Controlled Substances and Collection of Specimens (SB 333, L. 1995, ch. 218)

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…

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ND: DNA Testing and Data Base (SB 2358, Ch. 325, 1995)

April 3, 1995

Created NDCC Chapter 31-13 and the DNA collection mandate; originally required collection only from persons convicted of specified sexual offenses…

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WV: DNA Database and Databank Act of 1995 (SB 252, 1995)

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 §…

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TN: An Act Changing DNA Specimen Forwarding Procedures to the TBI (SB 57, Acts 1995, ch. 11, 1995)

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…

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NJ: An Act Establishing New Jersey’s DNA Database for Sex Offenders (A 1592 / S 995, P.L. 1994, c. 136, 1994)

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…

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CA: An Act Adding Full Palm Prints to Sex Offender Registration Specimen Requirements (ABX1 151, Ch. 42, 1994 1st Ex. Sess.)

September 26, 1994

Amends Penal Code section 290.2 to require that a person required to register as a sex offender provide, prior to…

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US: DNA Identification Act of 1994 (HR 3355, P.L. 103-322, 1994)

September 13, 1994

Enacted as Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act; created the national DNA index (CODIS/NDIS) at…

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OK: An Act Amending the OSBI DNA Laboratory Statute (HB 2031, Laws 1994, c. 35, 1994)

September 1, 1994

Amended 74 O.S. §§ 150.24 and 150.27 to authorize OSBI to place any fingerprint received for any purpose in its…

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