SB 1345 Summary

• Expands DNA collection to include individuals arrested for committing or attempting to commit a felony offense, in addition to convicted offenders and certain prisoners and juvenile offenders.

• Requires the Department of State Police to promulgate rules governing DNA sample collection methods, storage, transmission, profiling, and privacy protections for all covered individuals.

• Makes it a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment or $1,000 fine for individuals to refuse or resist providing required DNA samples.

• Permits permanent retention of DNA identification profiles for individuals arrested for felonies or convicted of specified felonies and misdemeanors, with disposal required only upon written request from law enforcement or court order establishing dismissal, acquittal, or expiration of statute of limitations.

• Establishes a $60 DNA assessment fee imposed by courts on individuals convicted or found responsible for qualifying offenses, with 65% directed to the Department of Treasury's forensic science division and 25% to the collecting law enforcement agency.