SB3073 modifies Hawaii's retention of biological evidence post-conviction.
SB3073 amends Hawaii's statutes to refine the retention of biological evidence post-conviction. It limits retention to serious felony cases where the perpetrator's identity was contested and the evidence could contain biological material useful for DNA analysis. It allows evidence disposal if the perpetrator's identity was not contested or if the evidence lacks usable biological material.
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