Bill Text: CT SB00615 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: An Act Requiring Dna Samples Be Taken From Persons Arrested For A Felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security [SB00615 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00615-Introduced.html

General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 615

 

January Session, 2011

 

LCO No. 1135

   

Referred to Committee on Public Safety and Security

 

Introduced by:

 

SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th Dist.

 

AN ACT REQUIRING DNA SAMPLES BE TAKEN FROM PERSONS ARRESTED FOR A FELONY.

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

That title 54 of the general statutes be amended to require any person arrested for the commission of a felony to submit to the taking of a blood or other biological sample for purposes of DNA analysis.

Statement of Purpose:

To improve the accurate identification of persons who commit crimes.

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