April 9, 1990
Amended and reenacted § 19.2-387; added § 19.2-270.5 (DNA profile admissible in a criminal proceeding, with 21-day notice to the opposing party); added Article 1.1 of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2, consisting of §§ 19.2-310.2 through 19.2-310.7; and repealed § 53.1-23.1. Requires a blood sample for DNA analysis from every person convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 1990 and from every person convicted of a felony sex offense under Article 7 (§ 18.2-61 et seq.) who was incarcerated on July 1, 1989; establishes the DNA data bank maintained by the Bureau of Forensic Science; sets procedures for withdrawal, labeling, transport, analysis and storage of samples; limits data bank access and dissemination (Class 3 and Class 1 misdemeanors; Class 5 felony for obtaining a sample without authority); and provides for expungement on reversal and dismissal. Source: Acts of Assembly 1990 Reg. Sess., Vol. I, pp. 999-1001 (paper volume supplied by the Library of Virginia).