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Attorney generaloffice seeks correctional officersauthority to collect DNA samples
Summary
The attorney general's office asked the House Judiciary Committee to amend ND law so correctional officers, not just licensed peace officers, can collect saliva DNA samples at booking; committee heard clarifying questions and closed the hearing with no vote.
The House Judiciary Committee opened and closed a hearing on House Bill 1044, which would amend North Dakota Century Code section 31-13-4 to permit correctional officers to collect DNA samples for the state and national databases.
Jennifer Penner, crime laboratory director with the Attorney General's Office, said the request would add "a provision to allow for a correctional officer to collect samples of DNA for inclusion in the state and national DNA database."…
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