IN: DNA for Felony Arrestees (SB 322, P.L. 111-2017, 2017)

July 1, 2017

Established pre-conviction (arrestee) DNA collection in Indiana by amending IC 10-13-6-8 and 10-13-6-10 to require any person arrested for a felony after December 31, 2017 to submit a DNA sample by buccal swab; added a probable-cause safeguard (IC 10-13-6-10(e)) barring a felony arrestee's sample from being shipped for identification testing unless the arrest was made on a felony warrant or a court found probable cause, and gave arrestees notice of DNA-removal rights. P.L. 111-2017 (SB 322).