Bill Text: CT HB05039 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Dna Testing Of Certain Arrested Persons.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05039 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05039-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5039
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 89
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING OF CERTAIN ARRESTED PERSONS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 54-102g of the general statutes be amended to require a person to submit to the taking of a DNA sample upon such person's third arrest for an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment.

Statement of Purpose:

To improve the accurate identification of persons who commit crimes by requiring a DNA sample be taken from persons upon a third arrest for an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment.