General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5246
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 583
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5246
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 583
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Introduced by:
REP. NICASTRO, 79th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING OF PERSONS ARRESTED FOR CERTAIN FELONIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 54-102g, 54-102h and 54-102l of the general statutes be amended to require any person arrested for a felony specified in subsection (b) of section 54-125a of the general statutes to submit to the taking of a blood or other biological sample for DNA analysis.
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the DNA data bank and thereby improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify repeat offenders by requiring the taking of a DNA sample from persons arrested for certain serious felonies.