SB 1730 Summary

• Amends the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) Database statute to authorize additional secondary databases beyond the existing offender database.

• Authorizes a deceased victim index database and a missing persons/unidentified remains index database for DNA profiles from unidentified remains and relatives of missing persons.

• Expands DNA collection requirements to include individuals convicted of specific misdemeanor offenses (assault and battery, domestic abuse, stalking, drug possession, and other crimes) subject to funding availability.

• Requires DNA samples from convicted felons prior to release and as a condition of sentences without incarceration; extends same requirement to certain misdemeanor offenders when funds are available.

• Effective November 1, 2012.