Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2455

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Title

Description: DNA data bank; create.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (S) Referred To Judiciary
2 02/04 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Stogner

Additional Authors: Gollott, Chaney, King, Robertson, Moffatt, Harvey, Carmichael, Hewes, Mettetal, Scoper, Kirby, Hyde-Smith, Browning, Lee, Cuevas, White, Minor

Title: AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI DNA DATA BANK; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PERSONS CONVICTED OR ACCUSED OF A FELONY TO SUBMIT TO BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFIC TO THE PERSON; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CRIME LAB SHALL COMPILE AND MAINTAIN THIS INFORMATION IN THE FORM OF A DNA DATA BANK; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE SAMPLES AND RECORDS SO MAINTAINED; TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELEASE AND DISSEMINATION OF THE INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNCTION OF THE RECORDS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AUTHORIZE ASSESSMENT OF A $25.00 FEE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO ENACT STANDARDS FOR THE TAKING OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; TO CREATE SECTION 13-1-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMISSIBILITY OF DNA PROFILE COMPARISON INFORMATION AS EVIDENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 18:13.

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