Extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor and provides funding for cold case investigations.

This bill extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor. It also provides a standing appropriation of $600,000 from the general fund of the state to the department of justice each fiscal year for the investigation and prosecution of cold cases. The bill allows for the expungement of DNA records under certain conditions, such as the reversal of a conviction or the failure to file charges within a year of arrest.

Extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor and provides funding for cold case investigations.

This bill extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor. It also provides a standing appropriation of $600,000 from the general fund of the state to the department of justice each fiscal year for the investigation and prosecution of cold cases. The bill allows for the expungement of DNA records under certain conditions, such as the reversal of a conviction or the failure to file charges within a year of arrest.