Maryland wanting to expand DNA collection laws
Friday, February 15th, 2008
With expectations of lowering the crime rate, Maryland seeks to be the 12th state to enact a bill that would expand current forensic DNA testing of criminal suspects. The amended law would require suspects that are arrested of a violent crime or burglary to submit a DNA sample to the state’s forensic laboratory. Current state laws only require individuals convicted of a felony and certain misdemeanors to provide a DNA sample to law enforcement officials.