Bill Text: CT HB06086 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Dna Data Bank.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB06086 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB06086-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6086 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 1855 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DNA DATA BANK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 54-102g to 54-102l, inclusive, of the general statutes be amended to require a DNA sample be collected from a person arrested for a felony when such person is booked at the police station or, if impractical, at a subsequent time and place during the pendency of the case, to increase the penalty for any person who knowingly and without authority disseminates information in the DNA data bank from a class C misdemeanor to a class A misdemeanor, to increase the penalty for any person who disseminates, receives or uses information in the data bank knowing that such dissemination, receipt or use is for a purpose other than that authorized by law from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, and to provide that a person whose DNA profile has been included in the data bank because of a felony arrest may request expungement on the grounds that the charge was nolled or dismissed or the person was acquitted of the charge.
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the collection of DNA samples to be included in the DNA data bank and increase the penalties for the unauthorized dissemination or use of information in the data bank.