The House today approved House Bills 4610-14. Jennifer Faunce, Tom George, Larry Julian, Mike Kowall and Jerry Kooiman are sponsoring the measures. The legislative package expands the requirement to take a DNA sample from all adult felons, juvenile felons convicted as adults and people convicted of misdemeanor sex crimes.
Criminals employ every trick they can to get away with their crime.
Law and order should be equally able to use whatever methods are available to catch them. Because many crimes are committed by repeat offenders, victims and their families will no longer have to suffer during the months or years it can take for physical evidence to be discovered and linked to a suspect. DNA technology also will help police solve many unsolved crimes. The bills now go to the Senate.