Assembly Bill A7371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to volunteer DNA samples and the process to expunge them

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §995, ren §§995-d, 995-e & 995-f to be §§995-f, 995-g & 995-h, add §§995-d & 995-e, Exec L

2017-A7371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that volunteer DNA samples shall be indexed and establishes the procedure for their expungement at the volunteer's request.

2017-A7371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7371
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to DNA databanks' treat-
   ment of volunteer DNA samples
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 995 of the executive law, as added by chapter 737
 of the laws of 1994, subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 19 of the  laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   § 995. Definitions. When used in this article, the following words and
 terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
   1.  For purposes of general forensic analysis the term "forensic labo-
 ratory" shall mean any laboratory operated by the state or unit of local
 government that performs forensic testing  on  evidence  in  a  criminal
 investigation  or proceeding or for purposes of identification provided,
 however, that the examination of latent fingerprints by a police  agency
 shall not be subject to the provisions of this article.
   2. For purposes of forensic DNA analysis, the term "forensic DNA labo-
 ratory" shall mean any forensic laboratory operated by the state or unit
 of  local government, that performs forensic DNA testing on crime scenes
 or materials derived from the human body for use as evidence in a crimi-
 nal proceeding or for purposes of identification and the term  "forensic
 DNA  testing"  shall  mean  any  test that employs techniques to examine
 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) derived from the human body for the  purpose
 of  providing  information  to  resolve issues of identification.  Regu-
 lation pursuant to this article shall not include DNA testing on materi-
 als derived from the human body pursuant to title five of  article  five
 of  the  public  health  law  for  the purpose of determining a person's
 genetic disease or medical condition and shall not include a  laboratory
 operated by the federal government.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10999-01-7
              

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