The new sample will be used as the standard and should be analyzed by the laboratory which performed the original casework analysis. We can tell you within a matter of minutes whether an offender is in the DNA Database. The STR method is exciting because it combines the best aspects of PCR and RFLP analysis. Eventually, the national database will contain profiles obtained from STR results. Results of DNA analysis are confidential and exempt from public records requests.
Results are available to criminal justice agencies only in the event of a database match.