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…

Local Mandate Crimes and Punishments Criminal Procedure Fees Jails and Jailers Peace Officers and Law Enforcement Police, City and County Police, State Sheriffs

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This bill changes Kentucky's DNA collection rules so that local law enforcement officers can collect DNA samples from people at the time of arrest or initial appearance when they are charged with a felony. It also allows certain local governments to use rapid DNA testing devices to process a second sample on-site, and gives people the right to request removal of their DNA record from the database in specific circumstances. Collecting agencies would receive a…

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