Bill Text: CT HB05162 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Requiring Dna Testing Upon A Third Arrest For An Offense Punishable By Imprisonment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05162 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05162-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5162
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 112
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. HOVEY, 112th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING DNA TESTING UPON A THIRD ARREST FOR AN OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 54-102g of the general statutes be amended to require a person to submit to the taking of a blood or other biological sample for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis upon such person's third arrest for an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment.

Statement of Purpose:

To facilitate the accurate identification of persons who commit crimes by requiring a DNA sample be taken from persons upon a third arrest for an offense punishable by a term of imprisonment.