2008 Senate Bill 1549 ↩
House Roll Call 1244:
Passed
To make it a crime to disseminate, receive, or use information in the DNA identification profile record for a purpose not authorized by law; or to willfully remove, destroy, or tamper with a DNA sample or record, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Also, to establish procedures for destroying samples from dismissed charges or ones no longer needed for investigations; and to invalidate arrests or convictions based on erroneously obtained or retained samples, with good faith exceptions allowed.