ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

General Assembly, that subsection (e) of this section provides only for the
situation in which an individual who is not sentenced to a term of
imprisonment is placed on probation. A sentence may be imposed and
suspended without probation.

Defined terms: "Department" § 2-101
"Director" § 2-501
"DNA sample" § 2-501
"Crime of violence" § 2-501

2-505. PURPOSES OF TESTING DNA SAMPLES.

(A)     IN GENERAL.

TO THE EXTENT FISCAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE, DNA SAMPLES SHALL BE
TESTED:

(1)      TO ANALYZE AND TYPE THE GENETIC MARKERS CONTAINED IN OR
DERIVED FROM THE DNA SAMPLES;

(2)      AS PART OF AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO A CRIME;

(3)      TO HELP IDENTIFY HUMAN REMAINS;

(4)      TO HELP IDENTIFY MISSING INDIVIDUALS; AND

(5)      FOR RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES, INCLUDING:

(I)      DEVELOPMENT OF A POPULATION DATA BASE AFTER
PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IS REMOVED;

(II)     SUPPORT OF IDENTIFICATION RESEARCH AND PROTOCOL
DEVELOPMENT OF FORENSIC DNA ANALYSIS METHODS; AND

(III)    QUALITY CONTROL.

(B)     LIMITATIONS ON DNA RECORDS.

(1)      ONLY DNA RECORDS THAT DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE
IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE COLLECTED AND STORED.

(2)      DNA RECORDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSES OTHER THAN
THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88B, § 12A(g).

In the introductory language of subsection (a) of this section, the former
phrase "for the following purposes" is deleted as implicit.

In subsection (a)(4) of this section, the reference to missing "individuals" is
substituted for the former reference to missing "persons" because only an
individual, and not the other entities included in the defined term
"person", would be considered "missing" in this context.

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