| The bill permits persons who are convicted of crimes but are |
not required to submit to having a DNA sample drawn or persons |
charged with criminal offenses but not yet tried to request that |
a DNA sample be drawn. The bill allows persons who are |
incarcerated to request that a DNA sample be drawn at any time |
during incarceration. The bill permits those persons requesting |
DNA samples to be given access to their records relating to the |
samples. The bill also requires prosecutors to use all DNA |
evidence available in a case, regardless of what the evidence |
indicates. Finally, the bill specifies that if a person has been |
sentenced and after sentencing has a DNA test that indicates that |
the person did not commit the offense, the prosecutor must reopen |
the case. |