Senate adopts driver-license flag for certain DNA hits after amendment
Senate Bill 151 would allow a flag on driver licenses when DNA kit tracking shows a match; sponsors adopted an amendment to ensure OMV staff see the flag at renewals and can refuse replacement until follow-up is completed; bill passed unanimously on the machine.
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Senate Bill 151 passed the Senate after the chamber adopted an amendment clarifying how a driver's-license flag tied to DNA kit matches would be used administratively. Sponsor (identified in the transcript as the bill's author) said the bill leverages the state's kit-tracking system so that, when a DNA sample produces a match to evidence, a flag on the individual's driver's license would alert law enforcement during routine stops and notify OMV at renewals or replacements.
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