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IN SB0104
Bill
Status
1/3/2017
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Zakas
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AI Summary
Senate Bill 104 Summary
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Requires every person arrested for a felony after June 30, 2017, to provide a DNA sample collected by buccal swab only.
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Allows expungement of DNA samples if the person is acquitted of all felony charges, all charges are dismissed, or no charges are filed within 30 days of arrest.
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Officers obtaining DNA samples must inform arrestees of their right to expungement and provide a written form for requesting expungement; evidence other than court orders may be used to establish eligibility.
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Increases the DNA sample processing fee from $2 to $4 per case and allocates an additional $500,000 semiannually to the DNA processing fund.
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Permits courts to increase or revoke bail if DNA evidence shows a defendant on bail committed additional crimes not considered at the time of initial bail determination.
Legislative Description
DNA sample from felony arrestees. Requires every person arrested for a felony after June 30, 2017, to submit a DNA sample, and specifies that the sample may be taken only by buccal swab. Provides for the expungement of a DNA sample taken from the person if the person is acquitted of all felony charges, all felony charges are dismissed, or no charges have been filed after 30 days. Requires the officer who obtains a DNA sample from a person to inform the person of the right to DNA expungement and to provide the person with a form that may be
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/3/2017