DNA sampling will expand in Oklahoma

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: May 21, 2009

People convicted of certain misdemeanors and illegal immigrants arrested for any crime will have to provide a DNA sample under a bill signed into law Wednesday.

Gov. Brad Henry said the measure is intended to help law officers solve cold cases of violent crimes.

Senate Bill 1102 expands the list of crimes for which convicted criminals must submit DNA samples to a database kept by the Oklahoma State Bureau of In...


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