TITLE: Relating to the use of rapid DNA technology to identify, document and record all persons arrested for a felony or a class A misdemeanor.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of rapid DNA technology to identify, document and record all persons arrested for a felony or a class A misdemeanor.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the use of rapid DNA technology to identify, document and record all persons arrested for a felony or a class A misdemeanor. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: (a-1) arrested for a felony or class A misdemeanor (a-2) arrested for any misdemeanor after having previously been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for an offense described by Subsection (a-1) for an offense punishable under Subdivision (1) or an offense punishable under Section 30.02 (C)(2), Penal Code; or SECTION 2. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by removing Subsection (a-3) SECTION 3. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) to read as follows: (b) A law enforcement agency arresting a defendant described by Subsection (a), immediately after fingerprinting the defendant and at the same location as the fingerprinting occurs, shall require the defendant to provide one or more specimens for the purpose of creating a DNA record. SECTION 4. Section 411.1471, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) The director by rule shall require law enforcement agencies taking a specimen under this section to take a buccal swab specimen, preserve the specimen and maintain a record of the collection of the specimen. The agency will conduct analysis of the specimen utilizing standards approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for submission to its National DNA Index System (NDIS). Refer to further information at www.fbi.gov/services/laboratory/biometricanalysis/codis. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.