There is established under the administration of the Crime Laboratory, the State DNA Database and State DNA Databank. The Crime Laboratory shall provide DNA records to the FBI for the searching of DNA records nationwide and storage and maintenance by CODIS. The State DNA Databank shall serve as the repository for DNA samples obtained pursuant to this Article. The State DNA Database shall be compatible with the procedures specified by the FBI, including use of comparable test procedures, laboratory and computer equipment, supplies and computer platform and software. The State DNA Database shall have the capability provided by computer software and procedures administered by the Crime Laboratory to store and maintain DNA records related to all of the following:

(1)        Crime scene evidence and forensic casework.

(2)        Arrestees, offenders, and persons found not guilty by reason of insanity, who are required to provide a DNA sample under this Article.

(3)        Persons required to register as sex offenders under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.7

(4)        Unidentified persons or body parts.

(5)        Missing persons.

(6)        Relatives of missing persons.

(7)        Anonymous DNA profiles used for forensic validation, forensic protocol development, or quality control purposes or establishment of a population statistics database, for use by criminal justice agencies. ?(1993, c. 401, s. 1; 2010-94, s. 3; 2013-360, s. 17.6(f).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.3

  • CODIS: means the FBI's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by federal, State and local forensic DNA laboratories. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.2
  • DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • State DNA Databank: means the repository of DNA samples collected under the provisions of this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.2
  • State DNA Database: means the Crime Laboratory's DNA identification record system to support law enforcement. See North Carolina General Statutes 15A-266.2
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