New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.37. Retaining of all DNA profile information
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 53:1-20.37
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall retain all DNA profile information from biological samples taken from a convicted person pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2001, c.377 (C. 2A:84A-32a) and may use the profile information in the investigation and prosecution of other crimes. The DNA profile information shall be added to, stored and maintained in the State DNA databank established pursuant to the “DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994,” P.L.1994, c.136 (C. 53:1-20.17 et seq.) and shall be forwarded to the FBI for inclusion in CODIS.
b. The Attorney General shall adopt rules governing the procedures to be used in the analysis and storage of DNA profile information obtained in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2001, c.377 (C. 2A:84A-32a et al.).
L.2001,c.377,s.2.