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34 U.S.C. § 12592

Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information

United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective

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34 U.S.C. § 12592, Index to facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification information, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470340
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The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may establish an index of— DNA identification records of— The index described in subsection (a) shall include only information on DNA identification records and DNA analyses that are— prepared by— laboratories that— maintained by Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies (or the Secretary of Defense in accordance with section 1565 of title 10) pursuant to rules that allow disclosure of stored DNA samples and DNA analyses only— 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. 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— For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “qualifying offense” means any of the following offenses: 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—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 103-322(H.R. 3355)1994-09-13
    Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-113(H.R. 3194)1999-11-29
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000
  • Amended byPub. L. 106-546(H.R. 4640)2000-12-19
    DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 108-405(H.R. 5107)2004-10-30
    Justice for All Act of 2004
    House: 393–14Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-162(H.R. 3402)2006-01-05
    Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005
    House: 415–4Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 115-50(H.R. 510)2017-08-18
    Rapid DNA Act of 2017
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally