Oklahoma

No program or law found.

Arrestees: Yes, adults only. Booking Station Rapid Ready.

Qualifying Crimes: Any felony arrest.

Time of Collection: At booking — but the sample may not be analyzed, and must be destroyed, unless the arrest was made on a valid felony arrest or warrant; a court affirmatively found probable cause after a hearing; the defendant failed to appear for a scheduled hearing; or the sample was provided as part of a plea agreement.

Expungement: Automatic where (1) no charges are filed and the statute of limitations runs, or (2) the state or the court dismisses the felony charge. Samples that should have been automatically expunged are inadmissible in any prosecution of the person for a crime committed after the date expungement should have occurred.

Statutes / Case Law

• 2 2 Okl. St. Ann. § 210. Felony arrest–DNA testing required
• 2 2 Okl. St. Ann. § 211.1. DNA Information inadmissible post-expungement date
• 74 Okl. St. Ann. § 150.27. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory–Coordination of use with law enforcement agencies–Forensic DNA technical manager
• 74 Okl.St.Ann. § 150.27a. OSBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)

Convicted Offenders: Yes

Qualifying Crimes: Any felony, and any crime requiring sex offender registration, plus enumerated misdemeanors: assault and battery; domestic abuse; stalking; possession of a controlled substance prohibited under the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Act (scope broadened from Schedule IV by a 2021 amendment to 74 O.S. § 150.27a); outraging public decency; resisting arrest; escape or attempted escape; eluding a police officer; peeping tom; pointing a firearm; threatening an act of violence; breaking and entering a dwelling place; destruction of property; negligent homicide; and causing a personal-injury accident while driving under the influence of an intoxicating substance. Also covered, upon arrest: any alien unlawfully present under federal immigration law.

Time of Collection: Before release, for those incarcerated; otherwise as a condition of the sentence.

Expungement: Requires an expungement order. A motion to expunge and/or seal records may follow acquittal; reversal of the conviction with dismissal; factual innocence established by post-conviction DNA evidence; a full pardon; or For persons convicted of misdemeanors: if sentence of a fine less than $501 and no incarceration and the fine has been paid or otherwise satisfied, no other felony convictions, and no pending charges; or no other felony convictions, no pending charges, and 5 years have passed since end of sentence. For persons convicted of nonviolent felonies: if (i) no other felony convictions, no other misdemeanor convictions in past 7 years, no pending charges, and 5 years have passed since end of sentence; or (ii) the nonviolent felony is reclassified as a misdemeanor, the person is not currently serving a sentence for a crime, at least 30 days have passed since the completion/commutation of the sentence for the reclassified crime, any restitution has been satisfied, and any treatment program has been completed. For violent felonies: no more than two felony convictions, neither subject to mandatory minimum sentences or sex offender registration, no pending charges, and 10 years have passed since end of sentence.

Statutes / Case Law

74 Okl. St. Ann. § 150.27.Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) laboratory–Coordination of use with law enforcement agencies—Forensic DNA technical manager

74 Okl. St. Ann. § 150.27a. OSBI Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database

Okla. Admin. Code § 375:30-9-2. Removal of DNA records from the OSBI DNA Offender Database 22 Okl. St. Ann. § 18. Expungement of records-Persons authorized

Legislative History

• SB 386 (1991) → Laws 1991, ch. 227, § 3, emergency effective May 23, 1991. Created the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation DNA laboratory at 74 O.S. § 150.27, defined terms, and required certain procedures for the use of DNA evidence. Also amended 74 O.S. § 150.2, the OSBI powers and duties section. The act reached criminal procedure, state government, and prisons and reformatories.
• HB 2031 (1994) → Laws 1994, ch. 35, § 2, effective September 1, 1994. Amended 74 O.S. §§ 150.24 and 150.27, the OSBI fingerprint and DNA databases. Authorized the Bureau to place any fingerprints or blood specimen it receives into those databases, provided for confidentiality of the identity of a specimen provider, authorized the Bureau to make a DNA profile from certain blood specimens and place it in the database, and required implementing rules.
• SB 1537 (2002) → Laws 2002, ch. 235, § 3, emergency effective May 9, 2002. Amended 22 O.S. § 991a (powers of the court), 57 O.S. § 584 (sex offender registration), and 74 O.S. §§ 150.27 and 150.27a. Required blood or salivasamples rather than blood alone, brought additional offenders within mandatory DNA testing and inclusion in the DNA Offender Database, and provided that a deferred judgment does not trigger the testing requirement, subject to an exception.
• SB 1374 (2004) → Laws 2004, ch. 143, § 3, effective November 1, 2004. Amended 22 O.S. § 991a and 57 O.S. § 530.1. Authorized the county sheriff to collect DNA samples, granted a collection fee and provided for its deposit, directed the court to designate which agency tests probationers, and authorized collection in connection with the assessment and reception of inmates.
• SB 646 (2005) → Laws 2005, ch. 441, § 4, effective January 1, 2006. Amended 20 O.S. § 1313.2, the penalty assessed in addition to a fine, making that penalty apply to all felonies — the funding mechanism behind expanded collection — along with amendments to 22 O.S. § 991a and 74 O.S. § 150.27.
• HB 2487 (2006) → Laws 2006, ch. 303, § 3, effective November 1, 2006. An OSBI organizational act amending 74 O.S. §§ 150.2, 150.7a and 150.27. Modified a statutory reference, deleted the requirement to establish a certain unit within the Bureau, deleted investigator qualification requirements, specified the authority of vehicle theft investigators, and authorized the Bureau to contract for certain services with an exemption from competitive bidding — relevant to outsourcing laboratory capacity.
• HB 2275 (2016) → Laws 2016, ch. 181, § 1, effective November 1, 2016. “Juli’s Law.” Created the felony arrest-based collection mandate at 22 O.S. § 210, requiring submission of DNA samples from persons arrested for felony crimes and setting testing procedures. Identified who is responsible for taking samples, granted collectors immunity from civil liability, imposed a time limit for mailing samples, required destruction of samples unless specified conditions are met, provided for automatic expungement in certain circumstances, directed OSBI rulemaking, and amended 20 O.S. § 1313.2.
• SB 184 (2019) → Laws 2019, ch. 374, § 1, effective November 1, 2019. Amended 22 O.S. § 210. Clarified the purpose for collecting samples, designated the persons authorized to collect, deleted a collection exemption, and built out Rapid DNA: it directs facilities using Rapid DNA technology to use specified collection instruments and prohibits those facilities from retaining, testing, or storing samples after the matching process is complete, makes certain acts unlawful with an associated penalty, and adds an exception to the sample destruction requirement.
• HB 3568 (2024) → Laws 2024, ch. 219, § 1, effective November 1, 2024. Amended 74 O.S. § 150.27 to direct OSBI to promulgate policies, procedures, and forms for a statewide Rapid DNA program, authorized the Bureau to promulgate standards and provide training, and provided for codification.

• Strong statewide program.
  • https://www.kxii.com/2026/03/07/ardmore-pd-get-rapid-dna-machine/
  • https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/criminalistics-services-division/rapid-dna-oklahoma.html
  • https://www.fox23.com/news/new-rapid-dna-tool-helps-oklahoma-law-enforcement-agencies-solve-cases-faster/article_49fa7e67-f00b-4d10-87db-d15e92f66124.html
• May 28, 2026 – OSBI celebrated opening of Rapid DNA at Durant Police Department, another station.
• HB 3568 (2024, enacted) – directing Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to establish state Rapid DNA program.
• Rapid DNA Training Manual

OSBI Cold Case Team, that seems to use FGG.

No program or law found.

No program or law found.