Bill > S1554

This bill requires the crime laboratory within the Massachusetts Department of State Police to conduct an audit of offender DNA profiles included in the state's DNA databank system. The audit aims to identify the number of DNA profiles that should have been collected under existing law but are currently missing from the databank. The bill sets deadlines for the crime laboratory to provide preliminary and final reports, including the estimated number of missing DNA samples, the types of offenses for which samples are owed, and an overview of where collection failures occurred. After the initial audit, the bill mandates an annual audit with reports submitted to the state legislature by December 15 each year.