19-5501. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS — STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. The legislature finds that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) identification analysis is a useful law enforcement tool for identifying and prosecuting felony offenders. The purpose of this act is to assist federal, state and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies within and outside the state in the detection and prosecution of individuals responsible for felony crimes, as well as in the exclusion of suspects who are being investigated for such crimes.
History:
[19-5501, added 1997, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 342; am. 2011, ch. 211, sec. 1, p. 593.]
Structure Idaho Code
Chapter 55 - THE IDAHO DNA DATABASE ACT OF 1996
Section 19-5501 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS — STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
Section 19-5502 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 19-5503 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING DNA PROGRAMS — BUREAU OF FORENSIC SERVICES.
Section 19-5504 - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHAPTER — RULES.
Section 19-5505 - USE OF THE STATE DATABANK AND DATABASE — DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FORENSIC SERVICES.
Section 19-5508 - ADDITIONAL SAMPLES AUTHORIZED.
Section 19-5509 - GENETIC TESTING OF SAMPLES GIVEN FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE.
Section 19-5510 - APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Section 19-5511 - COLLECTION AND FORWARDING OF SAMPLES — LIABILITY — USE OF FORCE.
Section 19-5513 - EXPUNGEMENT OF INFORMATION.
Section 19-5514 - LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Section 19-5515 - DISSEMINATION OF DATA, INFORMATION, AND SAMPLES FOR FORENSIC LABORATORY ANALYSIS.
Section 19-5516 - DISPOSAL OF SAMPLES.
Section 19-5517 - OPERATION WITH EXISTING LAW — AUTHORITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.