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Committee considers requiring DNA samples at felony arrest; supporters cite solved cold cases
Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary on March 25 heard testimony on House Bill 3,093, which would require collection of DNA samples from people arrested for certain felonies and transfer of identifiable profiles to the state police laboratory and the national CODIS database subject to exceptions and post‑disposition removal procedures.
The House Committee on Judiciary on March 25 heard testimony on House Bill 3,093, which would require collection of a DNA sample from people arrested for a person felony, a qualifying violent crime, or first-degree burglary, and transfer of the sample to the Oregon State Police forensic laboratory for profiling and entry into the national CODIS system, subject to statutory exceptions and post‑disposition removal procedures.
Representative Rick Lewis, the bill sponsor, framed the proposal with a decades-old case memory to underscore the investigative value of DNA evidence. He told the committee the measure would require collection, allow…
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