Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1936
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1936
- CODIS: means the FBI's national DNA identification index system that allows storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories. See
- DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See
- FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 1936. Compatibility with national system; authority to enter into DNA identification index system agreements with state, federal, and foreign jurisdictions
The DNA database system established by the State shall be compatible with the FBI‘s national DNA identification index system currently referred to as CODIS. The State may enter into any agreement with a state, federal, or foreign law enforcement agency that provides for participation in a state, federal, or foreign DNA identification index system, including CODIS, provided that the agreements shall be consistent in all material respects with this subchapter. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998.)