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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 40. Department of Forensic Science
Chapter 60. DNA Data Bank Regulations
12/22/2024

6VAC40-60-20. Request for information from a law-enforcement officer regarding whether an individual's DNA profile is in the DNA data bank.

A. A request for information regarding whether an individual's DNA profile is in the DNA data bank shall be submitted to the department's DNA data bank administrator by the requesting law-enforcement officer. Such requests shall be submitted via the online form available on the department's website. The requesting law-enforcement officer shall confirm that the information is being obtained in furtherance of an official investigation of a specified criminal offense that occurred within the jurisdiction of the requesting law-enforcement agency.

B. The identity of the requestor shall be verified by department personnel by inspection of the requestor's identifying information. Department personnel shall maintain a record of the request and the verification of the requestor's identity pursuant to the department's record retention guidelines.

Statutory Authority

§§ 9.1-1110 and 19.2-310.5 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 21, eff. July 16, 2012; amended, Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 16, eff. May 9, 2024.

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