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Committee approves misdemeanor for refusing DNA collection on felony arrest
Summary
The Senate Corrections & Criminal Law Committee voted to make it a misdemeanor to refuse a court-ordered DNA sample during booking after a felony arrest, expanding enforcement tools cited by state police and sheriffs.
The Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would make it a misdemeanor for a person to refuse to submit a DNA sample during the booking process after a felony arrest.
The measure, carried in the committee by Senator Mark Bridal, was described as a technical but necessary fix requested by the Indiana State Police and multiple sheriff’s departments to address refusals that have complicated booking procedures since a…
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