HI SB3073

Limits post-conviction biological evidence retention requirements to specific serious felonies: murder, manslaughter, kidnapping, sexual assault (first and second degree), assault (first degree), and attempts/conspiracies to commit these offenses

Requires evidence retention only when the defendant's identity as the perpetrator was a contested issue and the evidence could reasonably contain DNA material useful for identification or exclusion

Establishes a formal notification and objection process allowing defendants 90 days to file written objections with the court before evidence can be disposed of prior to the standard retention period

Courts may authorize early disposal of evidence if they determine by preponderance of evidence that identity was not contested or the evidence lacks usable biological material for DNA analysis

Takes effect March 22, 2075, and does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed before the effective date