Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Admissibility of DNA Match Evidence
Sponsored by: Delegates Sydnor and Vallario
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering a specified provision of law to provide that a match obtained between a specified evidence sample and a specified data base entry may be used as probable cause and is not admissible at a criminal trial to prove the guilt of the defendant who is the subject of the prosecution unless confirmed by additional testing.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/18/2015 Action First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2015 Legislative Date 3/09/2015 Action Rereferred to Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2015 Legislative Date 3/09/2015 Action Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/17/2015	2/18/2015	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
House	3/09/2015	3/09/2015	Rereferred to Judiciary
House	3/09/2015	3/09/2015	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/18/2015	Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Statewide DNA Data Base System - Admissibility of DNA Match Evidence

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