Bill H.2192

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2193 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2192

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the expansion of the state DNA database.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.	20th Middlesex	1/20/2011
Marc T. Lombardo	22nd Middlesex	1/27/2011
Donald F. Humason, Jr.	4th Hampden	1/27/2011
Sheila C. Harrington	1st Middlesex	1/31/2011
Angelo L. D'Emilia	8th Plymouth	2/1/2011
Michael O. Moore		2/1/2011
Randy Hunt	5th Barnstable	2/2/2011
F. Jay Barrows	1st Bristol	2/2/2011
Shaunna O'Connell	3rd Bristol	2/2/2011
Susan Williams Gifford	2nd Plymouth	2/2/2011
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol	2/3/2011
Stephen M. Brewer	Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex	2/3/2011
Donald H. Wong	9th Essex	2/3/2011
Todd M. Smola	1st Hampden	2/3/2011
Kevin J. Kuros	8th Worcester	2/3/2011
Ryan C. Fattman	18th Worcester	2/3/2011
Matthew A. Beaton	11th Worcester	2/4/2011
Nicholas A. Boldyga	3rd Hampden	2/4/2011
Steven L. Levy	4th Middlesex	2/4/2011
Bruce E. Tarr		2/4/2011
Paul K. Frost	7th Worcester	2/4/2011
Steven S. Howitt	4th Bristol	2/4/2011
George N. Peterson, Jr.	9th Worcester	2/1/2011
Bradford Hill	4th Essex	2/4/2011
Elizabeth A. Poirier	14th Bristol	1/21/2011
Viriato Manuel deMacedo	1st Plymouth	2/1/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	2/3/2011

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2193 FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2192

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2192) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others that persons charged with the commission of felonies be rquired to submit DNA samples. The Judiciary.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 627 OF 2009-2010.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to the expansion of the state DNA database.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following section: -

Section 3. Any person who is arrested by virtue of process, or is taken into custody by an officer and charged with the commission of a felony, and who upon arrest has been arraigned pursuant to the applicable court rules under the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall submit a DNA sample to the department. The sample shall be collected by a person authorized under section 4 of this chapter subsequent to arraignment, in accordance with regulations or procedures established by the director. The results of such sample shall be made part of the state DNA database.

SECTION 2. Section 12 of said chapter 22E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the figure “$1,000” and inserting in its place thereof the following figure:- $2,000,- and by striking out, in line 7, the words “six months” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - 1 year.

SECTION 3. Section 13 of said chapter 22E, as so appearing , is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the figure “$1,000” and inserting in its place thereof the following figure:- $2,000,- and by striking out ,in line 5, the words “six months” and inserting in place thereof the following words: - 1 year.

SECTION 4. Section 15 of said chapter 22E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “expunged”, in line 3, the following words: - if the original offense upon which the collection of DNA is based does not result in a conviction; or.