Retention of offender DNA samples necessary to ensure and monitor quality of forensic DNA efforts: Appropriate safeguards exist to protect the DNA samples from misuse

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 380-384

  Herkenham, M Dawn ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

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CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; NUCLEIC ACID DATABASE; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC PRIVACY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745290394     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00043.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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7. Ala. Code §36-18-25 (1994) N. M. Stat. Ann. §§29-16-3, 29-16-6 (1997) Tenn. Code Ann. §40-35-321 (1998) Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.2 (1990); Wis. Stat. §165.76 (1999); and Wyo. Stat. §7-19-403 (1997).
8. T. Callaghan, Update on CODIS, presentation at the 11th National CODIS Conference, Arlington, Virginia, November 7, 2005 Personal communication with Thomas Callaghan (November 28, 2005).
9. Ala. Code §36-18-25; Alaska Stat. §44.41.035; Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13-610; Ark. Code Ann. §12-12-1109 Cal. Penal Code §296.1; Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §16-11-102.3 Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-102g; Del. Code. Ann. tit. 29 §4713; Fla. Stat. Ann. §943.325; Ga. Code Ann. §24-4-60; Hawaii H.B. 1733 (eff. July 1, 2005); 730 Ill. Stat. Ann. 5/5-4-3; Ind. Code. Ann. §10-13-6-10; Iowa H.F. 619 §81.2 (eff. June 14, 2005); Kan. Stat. Ann. §21-2511; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-609; Md. Code Ann., Public Safety §2-504; Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 22E §3; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §712A.18k; Minn. Stat. Ann. §609.117; Miss. Code Ann. §47-5-183; Mo. Rev. Stat. §650.055; Mont. Code. Ann. §44-6-103; N.J. Stat. Ann. §53:1-20.20; N.M. Stat. Ann. §§29-16-3, 29-16-6; N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-266.4; N.D. Cent. Code §31-13-03; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§2152.74, 2901.07; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 57 §584; Or. Rev. Stat. §137.076,44 Pa. Cons. Stat. §2316; R.I. Gen. Laws 12-1.5-7; S.C. Code Ann. §23-3-620; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§23-5A-1, 23-5A-5; Tenn. Code Ann. §40-35-321; Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §§411.1471-148; Utah Code Ann. 53-10-403; 20 Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20 §1933; Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.2; Wash. Rev. Code §43.43.754; W. Va. Code §15-2B-6(g); Wis. Stat. Ann. §165.76; Wyo. Stat. §7-19-403; 10 U.S.C. §1565; and 42 U.S.C. §14135a. Only two of these states provide for the destruction of the offender DNA sample "not necessary to conduct a present or future identity test" and "after analysis has been completed and the applicable court proceedings have concluded" respectively; both states report that no offender samples have been destroyed. W. Va. Code §15-2B-6(h); Wis. Stat. Ann. §165.77(3); Personal Communication with Lt. Brent Myers (November 30, 2005); Personal communication with Dirk Janssen (November 28, 2005).
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12. Id.
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16. National Research Council, supra note 14, at 25.
17. 42 U.S.C. §14132 ( 1994).
18. 61 Fed. Reg. 139, 37495 ( 1996).
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20. 61 Fed. Reg. 139, 37495 ( 1996).
21. 42 U.S.C.§14132(b)(3) ( 1994).
22. 42 U.S.C.§§14133(c), 14135e(c) ( 2004).
23. 42 U.S.C.§14132(c) ( 1994).
24. National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Fiscal Year 2005 Convicted Offender DNA Backlog Reduction Program ( In-House Analysis) May 27, 2005, at 9, at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ nij/funding/expired/fund2005exp.htm ( last visited February 20, 2006).
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26. Federal Bureau of Investigation CODIS NDIS Statistics at http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/codis/clickmap.htm ( last visited February 7, 2005).
27. Ala. Code §36-18-27 Alaska Stat. §44.41.035(2) Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §13-610(I) Ark. Code Ann. §12-12-1112(b); Cal. Penal Code §§299.5, 299.6; Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§16-11-102.3(6), 24-72-305(1.5); Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-102j; Del. Code. Ann. tit. 29 §4713(f-g); Fla. Stat. Ann. §943.325(7); Ga. Code Ann. §24-4-63; Hawaii H.B. 1733 §82 (eff. July 1, 2005); Id. Code 19§§5514, 5515; 730 Ill. Stat. Ann. 5/5-4-3(f); Ind. Code. Ann. §10-13-6-15, 19; Iowa H.F. 619 §81.8 (eff. June 14, 2005); Kan. Stat. Ann. §21-2511; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17.175; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-612; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, §1577; Md. Code Ann., Public Safety §2-508; Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 22E §10; Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §28.176; Minn. Stat. Ann. §299C.155; Mo. Rev. Stat. §650.055; Mont. Code. Ann. §44-6-106; Neb. Rev. Stat. §29-4108; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §651-C:3; N.J. Stat. Ann. §53:1-20.24; N.M. Stat. Ann. §29-16-8; N.Y. Executive Law §995-c; N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-266.8; N.D. Cent. Code §31-13-05; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §109.573; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 74 §150.27a(D); Or. Rev. Stat. §181.085; 44 Pa. Cons. Stat. §2319; R.I. Gen. Laws 12-1.5-11; S.C. Code Ann. §23-3-650; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §23-5A-25; Tenn. Code Ann. §38-6-113; Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §411.147; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20 §1937; Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.5; W. Va. Code §15-2B-10; Wis. Stat. Ann. §165.77; andWyo. Stat. §7-19-404.
28. Ala. Code §36-18-28 Alaska Stat. §11.56.762 Ark. Code Ann. §12-12-1115 Cal. Penal Code §299.5; Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-72-309; Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-102k; Del. Code. Ann. tit. 29 §4713(l); Ga. Code Ann. §24-4-64; Hawaii H.B. 1733 §113 (eff. July 1, 2005); Id. Code §19-5514; 730 Ill. Stat. Ann. 5/5-4-3(f-5); Ind. Code. Ann. §10-13-6-22; Iowa H.F. 619 §81.6 (eff. June 14, 2005); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17.175; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-618; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, §1578; Md. Code Ann., Public Safety §2-512; Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 22E §§12,13; Mo. Rev. Stat. §650.055; Neb. Rev. Stat. §§29-4110,4111; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §651-C:4; N.J. Stat. Ann. §53:1-20.26; N.M. Stat. Ann. §29-16-12; N.Y. Executive Law §995-f; N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-266.11; N.D. Cent. Code §31-13-09; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§109.99,109.573; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 74 §150.27a(D); 44 Pa. Cons. Stat. §2332; R.I. Gen. Laws 12-1.5-15; S.C. Code Ann. §23-3-650; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §23-5A-26; Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §411.153; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20 §1941;Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.6; W. Va. Code §15-2B-12; Wis. Stat. Ann. §165.77(5); and Wyo. Stat. §7-19-404.
29. Ala. Code §36-18-28 Cal. Penal Code §298.2 Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-102k Del. Code. Ann. tit. 29 §4713(d); Ga. Code Ann. §24-4-64; Hawaii H.B. 1733 §112 (eff. July 1, 2005); Ind. Code. Ann. §10-13-6-21; Iowa H.F. 619 §81.6; Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17.170; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-618; Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 22E §14; Neb. Rev. Stat. §29-4110; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §651-C:4; N.M. Stat. Ann. §29-16-12; N.Y. Executive Law §995-f; N.D. Cent. Code §31-13-04; R.I. Gen. Laws 12-1.5-15; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §23-5A-26; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20 §1945;Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.6; W. Va. Code §15-2B-13; and Wyo. Stat. §7-19-404.
30. Alaska Stat. §44.41.035(f) Ark. Code Ann. §12-12-1114 Cal. Penal Code §299.5(a) Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §54-102i(b); Del. Code. Ann. tit. 29 §4713(g); Fla. Stat. Ann. §943.325(7); Ga. Code Ann. §24-4-62; Hawaii H.B. 1733 §81 (eff. July 1, 2005); Id. Code §19-5514; 730 Ill. Stat. Ann. 5/5-4-3(f); Iowa H.F. 619 §81.8 (eff. June 14,2005); Kan. Stat. Ann. §21-2511; La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §15-616; Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, §1577; Md. Code Ann., Public Safety §2-502; Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 22E §9; Minn. Stat. Ann. §299C.155; Mo. Rev. Stat. §650.055; Mont. Code. Ann. §44-6-108; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §651-C:3; N.J. Stat. Ann. §53:1-20.27; N.M. Stat. Ann. §29-16-8; N.Y. Executive Law §995-d; N.C. Gen. Stat. §15A-266.12; N.D. Cent. Code §31-13-06; Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §109.573; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 74 §150.27a; 44 Pa. Cons. Stat. §2334; R.I. Gen. Laws 12-1.5-16; S.C. Code Ann. §§23-3-640, 650; S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§23-5A-22, 23; Tex. Gov't Code Ann. §411.153; Utah Code Ann. §53-10-406; Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20 §1941;Va. Code Ann. §19.2-310.4; and W. Va. Code §15-2B-12.
31. 42 U.S.C. §14132 Quality Assurance, supra note 15.
32. 42 U.S.C.§14132 (b)(2)(B) ( 2004).
33. 42 U.S.C.§§14131, 14132 H.R. REP. NO. 45, 103rd Cong., 1st Sess 1993).