§ 7-19-402 — DNA database created; uses of information restricted

(a) The division shall establish a state DNA database for
convicted felons, crime scene specimens and close biological
relatives of missing persons in accordance with the provisions
of this act. The state DNA database shall be used to assist
federal, state and local criminal justice agencies in the
putative identification, detection or exclusion of individuals
who are subjects of a prosecution of a crime involving
biological evidence from the crime scene. The database may also
be used:
(i) To support development of a population statistics
database, when personal identifying information is removed;
(ii) To support identification research and protocol
development of forensic DNA analysis methods;
(iii) For quality control purposes; and
(iv) To assist in the recovery or identification of
human remains from mass disasters or for other humanitarian
purposes, including identification of living missing persons.
(b) DNA samples collected and stored for the state DNA
database shall not be used or disseminated for purposes other
than those specified in this act.
(c) The state DNA database, including test procedures,
laboratory equipment, supplies and computer software shall be
compatible with that utilized by the FBI. Local criminal
justice agencies that establish or operate a DNA identification
record system shall ensure that such system is compatible with
the state DNA database and that the local system is equipped to
receive and answer inquiries from the state DNA database and
transmit DNA records to the state DNA database. Procedures and
rules for the collection, analysis, storage, expungement and use
of DNA identification data shall be uniform throughout the state
DNA database.