General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5605
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 629
*00629*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5605
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 629
*00629*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING OF ANY PERSON ARRESTED FOR THE COMMISSION OF A SERIOUS FELONY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 54-102g of the general statutes be amended to provide that any person arrested for a serious felony be subject to DNA testing regardless of whether or not they have been previously convicted of a felony.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators of crimes by requiring persons arrested for serious felony offenses to submit to the taking of a DNA sample.