Figure 1. States That Have Enacted Arrestee DNA Collection Laws in the United States
Description
From the article "Collecting DNA From Arrestees: Implementation Lessons," June 14, 2012.
Map charting which states have enabled arrestee DNA collection laws within the United States.
| Collection Criteria | States that require a judicial determination of probable cause, warrant, formal indictment or arraignment prior to collection or analysis | States that require state-initiated expungement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felonies | States that have additional criteria for collection | ||||
| All | Subset | ||||
| Alabama (AL) | x | ||||
| Alaska (AK) | x | ||||
| Arizona (AZ) | x | ||||
| Arkansas (AR) | x | ||||
| California (CA) | x | ||||
| Colorado (CO) | x | x | |||
| Connecticut (CT) | x | x | |||
| Florida (FL) | x | x | |||
| Illinois (IL) | x | x | |||
| Kansas (KS) | x | ||||
| Louisiana (LA) | x | ||||
| Maryland (MD) | x | x | x | ||
| Michigan (MI) | x | ||||
| Minnesota (MN) | x | x | |||
| Missouri (MO) | x | x | |||
| New Jersey (NJ) | x | ||||
| New Mexico (NM) | x | x | |||
| North Carolina (NC) | x | x | x | ||
| North Dakota (ND) | x | ||||
| Ohio (OH) | x | ||||
| Oklahoma (OK) | x | ||||
| South Carolina (SC) | x | x | |||
| South Dakota (SD) | x | ||||
| Tennessee (TN) | x | x | x | ||
| Texas (TX) | x | ||||
| Utah (UT) | x | x | x | ||
| Vermont (VT) | x | x | x | ||
| Virginia (VA) | x | x | x | ||