RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 502 (HB 221) 2018 Regular Session Mack
Existing law requires any peace officer hired after Aug. 15, 2003, to submit a sample of
DNA and fingerprints prior to starting his employment duties.
Prior law required the hiring agency to submit the DNA material to the appropriate criminal
laboratory for testing.
New law retains existing law as it pertains to peace officers hired on or after Aug. 15, 2003,
submitting a sample of DNA material and fingerprints prior to starting his duties, but
removes the prior law requirement that the law enforcement agency submit the material to
a criminal laboratory for testing. Instead, new law requires the hiring agency to store all
collected biological samples.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 40:2405.4(A) and (C))