A4496 (2023-24 session)

NY State bill

Requires county medical examiners or coroners to give the state police forensic laboratory DNA samples of deceased persons or unidentified body parts for the purpose of classification and for the state police to forward the samples to the state division of criminal justice services for the purpose of comparison to attempt to determine identity and for the purpose of filing; provides for the forwarding of records to the National Crime Information Center upon such center adopting a policy to accept such records.

Title
Requires county medical examiners or coroners to give the state police forensic laboratory DNA samples of unidentified dead or alive and missing persons upon request
Type
New York State Assembly bill
Session
2023-24 session
Status
In Assembly Committee
Latest action date
2024-01-03
In committee
Governmental Operations
Introduced
2023-02-16
Law section
Executive Law

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Heard in committee

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