Section 3 of chapter 22E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended, by striking the first sentence and replacing it with the following:-
“Any person who is convicted of an offense that is punishable by imprisonment in a state prison, any person adjudicated a youthful offender by reason of an offense that would be punishable by imprisonment in a state prison if committed by an adult, and any person who was convicted of an offense which permitted any period of incarceration in a house of correction as a penalty whether or not the person was so sentenced, shall submit a DNA sample to the department within 1 year of such conviction or adjudication or, if incarcerated, before release from custody, whichever occurs first.”
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