SB 879 Summary

• Requires individuals convicted of felonies or any offense under chapter 566, as well as those 17 years or older arrested for felony offenses, to provide fingerprints and blood or biological samples for DNA profiling analysis

• Removes specific language limiting DNA collection to burglary in the first and second degree, expanding it to all felony offenses under chapters 565, 566, 567, 568, and 573

• Mandates DNA samples be collected at booking, upon entering or before release from correctional facilities, or at time of sex offender registration, without right of refusal and with authority to use force if necessary

• Authorizes the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Department of Corrections to enforce collection requirements, with board of probation or parole able to recommend revocation for refusal to provide sample

• Requires expungement and destruction of DNA records and samples when convictions are reversed, guilty pleas set aside, charges are withdrawn, cases dismissed, or defendants found not guilty