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MO SB76
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Richard Sifton
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AI Summary
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Expands mandatory DNA collection to all individuals aged 17 or older arrested for any felony offense, replacing the previous law that limited collection to arrests for specific offenses (burglary in the first or second degree, or felonies under chapters 565, 566, 567, 568, or 573)
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Requires DNA samples to be collected upon booking at county jails, upon entering or before release from correctional facilities, or when registering as a sex offender
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Mandates expungement of DNA records when prosecutors decline prosecution, charges are withdrawn, cases are dismissed, no probable cause is found at preliminary hearing, or defendant is found not guilty
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Missouri State Highway Patrol crime laboratory must determine within 30 days of receiving expungement notification whether the individual has other qualifying offenses before destroying DNA samples
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Unauthorized use or dissemination of DNA database information for purposes other than criminal justice or law enforcement remains a class A misdemeanor
Legislative Description
Requires every individual who is 17 years old or older and arrested for any felony offense to provide a biological sample for DNA profiling
Last Action
Hearing Conducted S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
3/10/2015