Senate Unanimously Passes Skelos Legislation To Prevent Rapists And Other Criminals From Escaping Prosecution
To further expand the effectiveness of DNA forensic technology, S.5342 requires (1) anyone convicted of a misdemeanor or felony offense and, (2) as a mandatory condition of probation and conditional discharge, certain other designated offenders to provide a DNA sample for inclusion within the New York State DNA Databank. Should a criminal refuse to supply such a sample, he/she would be subject to a class E felony and would violate probation or parole.
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