Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00615 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/20/2011

                    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.

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.