Requires any person who is convicted of a felony, a misdemeanor or a youthful offender shall be a designated offender and required to submit to DNA testing

1 Co-sponsor

• Ruben Diaz

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring all felony and misdemeanor convicts, including youthful offenders, be designated offenders for DNA submission

Purpose or general idea of bill

The bill would amend the executive law by requiring all felony and misdemeanor convicts to be classified as designated offenders for DNA submission.

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 of the bill amends the executive law by requiring all felony and misdemeanor convicts to be classified as designated offenders for DNA submission.

Effects of present law which this bill would alter

The bill amends the executive law by removing provisions that limit the classification of designated offenders for DNA submission to individuals convicted of certain felonies and misdemeanors. By removing these provisions, all individuals convicted of a felony or misdemeanor must be classified as a designated offender and submit DNA.

Justification

By expanding DNA submissions to all individuals convicted of felonies and misdemeanors, the bill will dramatically increase the number of criminals registered with the identification index. By making such improvements to the index, the bill will give law enforcement officers a resource that will allow them to more effectively fight crime by identifying suspects that could have otherwise gone unidentified.

Legislative history

S.2094 of 2007 01/31/08 Referred to Finance

Fiscal implications for state and local governments

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.