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An Act Relative to Sentencing and Improving Law Enforcement Tools (Ch. 192, 2012)

August 2, 2012

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Amended §§ 3, 4, and 11: added electronic notification, expanded who may collect samples and added buccal swabs, and changed the penalty trigger to willful failure to submit within one year of written notice. Approved August 2, 2012.

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