SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1017 FILED ON: 1/13/2009
SENATE .
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Richard R. Tisei
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the expan
sion of the state DNA database.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Richard R. Tisei
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Middlesex and Essex
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Bruce E. Tarr
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First Essex and Middlesex
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Michael R. Knapik
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Second Hampden and Hampshire
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Robert L. Hedlund
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Plymouth and Norfolk
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Scott P. Brown
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Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01019 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to the expansion of the state DNA database.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 3 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 official edition, is hereby amended by striking the text thereof, and inserting in place thereof following: -
“Any person who is arrested by virtue of process, or is taken into custody by an officer and charged with the commission of a felony, and who upon arrest has been arraigned pursuant to the applicable court rules under the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall submit a DNA sample to the department.
The sample shall be collected by a person authorized under section 4 of this chapter subsequent to arraignment, in accordance with regulations or procedures established by the director.
The results of such sample shall be made part of the state DNA database.
Section 2.
Section 12 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004
offical
edition, is hereby amended in line 6 by striking out the words “$1,000” and inserting in its place thereof the
folllowing
words:- $2,000.
Said section is further amended in line 7 by striking out the words “six months” and inserting in place thereof the
folllowing
words: - one year.
Section 3.
Section 13 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004
offical
edition, is hereby amended by striking in line 4 the words “$1,000” and inserting in its place thereof the
folllowing
words:- $2,000.
Said section is further amended in line 5 by striking out the words “six months” and inserting in place thereof the
folllowing
words: - one year.
Section
4
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Section 15 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004
offical
edition, is hereby amended in line 3 by adding after the word “expunged” the following: -
“
if
the
original offense upon which the collection of DNA is based does not result in a conviction; or”
