Idaho Code § 19-5501

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 19-5501 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The legislature finds that DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) identification analysis is a useful law enforcement tool for identifying and prosecuting felony offenders. The purpose of this act is to assist federal, state and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies within and outside the state in the detection and prosecution of individuals responsible for felony crimes, as well as in the exclusion of suspects who are being investigated for such crimes.

Idaho Code § 19-5501

[19-5501, added 1997, ch. 120, sec. 1, p. 342; am. 2011, ch. 211, sec. 1, p. 593.]
Amended by 2011 Session Laws, ch. 211,sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.