2005 Senate Bill 575

Revise criminal defendant DNA fee requirements

Introduced in the Senate

June 8, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Michelle McManus (R-35)

To eliminate an exemption in the law requiring certain criminal defendants to provide and pay a $60 fee for DNA sampling if they are already on file for another crime, but allow certain defendants accused of less serious crimes to petition the court to be exempted from the requirement.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary