| Chapter 354 |
| 2023 -- H 5435 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/26/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS |
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, Diaz, Ackerman, Cortvriend, Kislak, Knight, Kazarian, Alzate, Baginski, and Potter |
| Date Introduced: February 08, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 12-1.5 of the General Laws entitled "DNA Detection of Sexual and |
| Violent Offenders" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 12-1.5-19. DNA offender audit. |
| (a) The crime laboratory pursuant to chapter 1.2 of this title 12 shall conduct an audit of |
| offender DNA profiles included on the state DNA databank pursuant to this chapter 1.5 of title 12 |
| in order to identify the number of DNA profiles that are missing from the databank which should |
| have been collected pursuant to this chapter 1.5 of title 12. The crime laboratory shall support this |
| effort as necessary to comply with report deadlines. |
| (b) The audit shall initiate with offender DNA samples that were required to be collected |
| under this chapter 1.5 of title 12, and shall include all samples required pursuant to ยง 12-1.5-7. |
| (c) A preliminary report including the overall number of estimated owed DNA samples |
| shall be reported to the general assembly promptly upon completion of the initial audit, due to the |
| significant risk to public safety of any failed collections. The preliminary report shall be provided |
| by January 1, 2024. |
| (d) A final report to further include additional details on types of offenses for which DNA |
| samples are owed, and an overview of where collection failures occurred shall be submitted no |
| later than December 31, 2024. Thereafter, an annual audit shall be completed and reported to the |
| general assembly no later than December 31 of each year. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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