AN ACT relating to booking procedures in local jails.

Amend KRS 17.169 to include local law enforcement as persons authorized to collect DNA samples; define "rapid DNA instruments"; amend KRS 17.170 to provide for the collection of DNA samples at arrest or initial appearance from all persons charged with a felony offense; allow for collection of a second DNA sample by approved local governments to be processed via rapid DNA instruments; amend KRS 17.175 to provide that a person may request expungement of the…

Introduced: January 15, 2026

Last action: March 16, 2026

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This bill would expand DNA sample collection in Kentucky by allowing local law enforcement to collect DNA from people charged with felony offenses at the time of arrest or first court appearance. It also authorizes certain local governments to use rapid DNA testing instruments to process a second sample, and it allows people to request removal of their DNA record from the database in specific situations. Collecting agencies would receive a $5 payment from the…

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