Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/12592
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34 U.S. Code § 12592 - Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 12592. Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information
34 U.S. Code § 12592 - Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information
(b) InformationThe index described in subsection (a) shall include only information on DNA identification records and DNA analyses that are—
based on analyses performed by or on behalf of a criminal justice agency (or the Secretary of Defense in accordance with section 1565 of title 10) in accordance with publicly available standards that satisfy or exceed the guidelines for a quality assurance program for DNA analysis, issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 12591 of this title;
(2) prepared by—
(A) laboratories that—
criminal justice agencies using Rapid DNA instruments approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in compliance with the standards and procedures issued by the Director under section 12591(a)(5) of this title; and
Access to the index established by this section is subject to cancellation if the quality control and privacy requirements described in subsection (b) are not met.
(A) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall promptly expunge from the index described in subsection (a) the DNA analysis of a person included in the index—
on the basis of conviction for a qualifying Federal offense or a qualifying District of Columbia offense (as determined under sections 40702 and 40703 of this title, respectively), if the Director receives, for each conviction of the person of a qualifying offense, a certified copy of a final court order establishing that such conviction has been overturned; or
A qualifying Federal offense, as determined under section 40702 of this title.
A qualifying District of Columbia offense, as determined under section 40703 of this title.
(A) As a condition of access to the index described in subsection (a), a State shall promptly expunge from that index the DNA analysis of a person included in the index by that State if—
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210304, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2069; Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title I, § 120], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–23; Pub. L. 106–546, § 6(b), Dec. 19, 2000, 114 Stat. 2733; Pub. L. 108–405, title II, § 203(a), (d), title III, § 302, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2269, 2270, 2272; Pub. L. 109–162, title X, § 1002, Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3084; Pub. L. 115–50, § 2(b), Aug. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1001.)
Section was formerly classified to section 14132 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification.
2017—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–50 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “prepared by laboratories that—
“(A) not later than 2 years after October 30, 2004, have been accredited by a nonprofit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic science community; and
“(B) undergo external audits, not less than once every 2 years, that demonstrate compliance with standards established by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and”.