Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1939
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 20 Sec. 1939
- 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
- Laboratory: means the Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory. See
- Population database: means anonymous DNA records used to assist statistical evaluation. See
§ 1939. Population database
(a) Only the DNA records derived from the DNA samples obtained under sections 1933 and 1934 of this title, DNA records voluntarily submitted to the population database, and DNA records from population databases in existence on January 1, 1999 may be used to develop a population database after all personal identifying information is removed.
(b) Nothing shall prohibit the laboratory from sharing or disseminating a population database with other law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories that serve them, or other third parties the laboratory deems necessary to assist the laboratory with statistical analysis of the laboratory’s population databases. The population database may be made available to other agencies participating in CODIS. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998.)