SB2789 - Tennessee: Dna And Genetic Testing

Companion Bill HB3212. DNA and Genetic Testing - Adds offenses of aggravated rape of a child, sexual battery by authority figure, and statutory rape by authority figure to list of offenses a person convicted of which may petition for production of evidence in possession of the state for the purpose of DNA analysis. - Amends TCA Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *SB2789 / HB3212Increase State Expenditures - $134,000/One-Time $87,500/Recurring Bill Summary for *SB2789 / HB3212 Under present law, a person convicted of any one of the following offenses may file a petition requesting the forensic DNA analysis of any evidence that is in the possession or control of the prosecution, law enforcement, laboratory, or court if it is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in the judgment of conviction and may contain biological [...]

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