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MS SB2430
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires any person arrested for a crime of violence to provide a biological sample for DNA testing upon booking at a jail or detention facility
- Crime Lab maintains DNA records according to federal guidelines and must destroy samples and delete records if charges are dismissed, defendant is acquitted, conviction is for a lesser misdemeanor, or three years pass without conviction or active prosecution
- Makes unauthorized dissemination of DNA data bank information a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 fine or 30 days jail; knowing misuse of data is a misdemeanor with up to $1,000 fine or six months jail
- Establishes unauthorized DNA sample collection as a felony punishable by up to $1,000 fine or two years in the Department of Corrections
- Effective July 1, 2014, contingent on Legislature providing sufficient funding for implementation and training as certified by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Legislative Description
Katie's Law; require DNA sample from certain arrestees.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
4/21/2014
Committee Referrals
Judiciary B2/14/2014
Judiciary, Division B1/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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