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TN SB7087

TN SB7087
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-35-321, relative to persons arrested for the commission of a felony offense.


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Introduced
08/21/2023
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/25/2024

Introduced Session

113th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As introduced, expands, from certain violent offenses to any felony offense, the offenses for which a person who has been arrested is required to have a biological specimen taken for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person if probable cause exists for the arrest. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-321.

AI Summary

This bill expands the requirement for a person who has been arrested for a felony offense to have a biological specimen taken for DNA analysis. Previously, this requirement only applied to certain violent offenses, but this bill extends it to any felony offense. The bill specifies that the arresting authority must collect the sample using a buccal swab and forward it to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which will maintain the sample. The court or magistrate is also required to make providing the specimen a condition of the person's release on bond or recognizance if bond or recognizance is granted.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Lay on the Table (on 08/22/2023)

Bill Topics

Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Criminal and Juvenile Delinquent Prosecution, Procedure, and Sentencing
  • ‐ Police, Fire, and Law Enforcement

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