PRIVATE LABS MUST COMPLY WITH CODIS.

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 661 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 26, 2015
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT WHEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OBTAIN DNA ANALYSES FROM ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY THAT THOSE ENTITIES MEET THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO VENDOR LABORATORIES AS SET FORTH IN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION STANDARDS FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE; TO REQUIRE THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY TO MAKE AVAILABLE A LIST OF ENTITIES THAT SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT; AND TO PROHIBIT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM USING CERTAIN DNA DATABASES.
Intro. by Newton.

Status: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House Action) (Aug 19 2015)

SOG comments (1):

Long Title Change

House committee substitute to the 1st edition made changes to the long title. The original title was as follows:

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT WHEN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OBTAIN DNA ANALYSES FROM ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY THAT THOSE ENTITIES MEET THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO VENDOR LABORATORIES AS SET FORTH IN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION STANDARDS RELATED TO THE COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM (CODIS); TO REQUIRE THE STATE CRIME LABORATORY TO MAKE AVAILABLE A LIST OF ENTITIES THAT SATISFY THAT REQUIREMENT; AND TO PROHIBIT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM USING CERTAIN DNA DATABASES.

S 661

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Aug 19 2015 - View Summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    Amends proposed language for GS 15A-270.2 concerning obtaining DNA analyses from entities other than the State Crime Lab, providing that private laboratories must be audited against FBI quality assurance standards (previously, required private laboratories to comply with the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) requirements). Also amends the section to allow local law enforcement agencies to access or create a DNA database administered by a private laboratory if the laboratory maintains an agreement with the State Crime Lab to provide profiles eligible for entry into the CODIS system (previously, prohibited all local law enforcement agencies from accessing or creating any DNA database except those that participate in the CODIS system).

    Makes conforming changes to the section's catchline and the bill's long title.


  • Summary date: Mar 31 2015 - View Summary

    Enacts new GS 15A-270.2 to provide as the title indicates. Effective October 1, 2015.