Rhode Island § 12-1.5-1 § 12-1.5-1. Policy. [Contingent amendment; see other version.]

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-1.5-1 — § 12-1.5-1. Policy. [Contingent amendment; see other version.]

Rhode Island § 12-1.5-1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-1.5DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.5-1 (2026).

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§ 12-1.5-1. Policy. [Contingent amendment; see other version.]
The general assembly finds and declares that DNA databanks and DNA databases are important
            tools in criminal investigations, in the exclusion of individuals who are the subject
            of criminal investigations or prosecutions, and in deterring and detecting recidivism.
            Many states have enacted laws requiring persons arrested for, or convicted of, a crime
            of violence, or persons convicted of any felony, to provide genetic samples for DNA
            profiling. Moreover, it is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and
            local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and

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§ 12-1.5-1. Policy. [Contingent amendment; see other version.]

The general assembly finds and declares that DNA databanks and DNA databases are important tools in criminal investigations, in the exclusion of individuals who are the subject of criminal investigations or prosecutions, and in deterring and detecting recidivism. Many states have enacted laws requiring persons arrested for, or convicted of, a crime of violence, or persons convicted of any felony, to provide genetic samples for DNA profiling. Moreover, it is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations. It is therefore in the best interest of the state to establish a DNA databank and a DNA database containing DNA samples and DNA records of individuals arrested for any crime of violence as defined in § 12-1.5-2, or convicted of certain sexual and violent offenses, or convicted of any felony as defined in the general laws of Rhode Island, and missing persons.