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SENATE BILL NO. 132
BY SENATORS BOUIE, CARTER AND TARVER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:609(A)(1), relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent
3 offenders; to provide relative to the analysis of the DNA sample collected from a
4 person following an arrest for certain offenses; to allow the DNA sample to be
5 analyzed during or immediately following the booking of the person; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 15:609(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 ยง609. Drawing or taking of DNA samples
10 A.(1) A person who is arrested for a felony or other specified offense,
11 including an attempt, conspiracy, criminal solicitation, or accessory after the fact of
12 such offenses on or after September 1, 1999, shall have a DNA sample drawn or
13 taken at the same time he is fingerprinted pursuant to the booking procedure. The
14 DNA sample may be analyzed during or immediately following the booking of
15 the arrestee, or at any time thereafter.
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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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