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Public Act 095-0500
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LRB095 10237 RCE 30451 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Identification Act is amended by |
adding Section 9.5 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2630/9.5 new) |
Sec. 9.5. Material for DNA fingerprint analysis. Every |
county medical examiner and coroner shall provide to the |
Department a sample of dried blood and buccal specimens (tissue |
may be submitted if no uncontaminated blood or buccal specimens |
can be obtained) from a dead body for DNA fingerprint analysis |
if the Department notifies the medical examiner or coroner that |
the Department has determined that providing that sample may be |
useful for law enforcement purposes in a criminal |
investigation. In addition, if a local law enforcement agency |
notifies a county medical examiner or coroner that such a |
sample would be useful in a criminal examination, the county |
medical examiner or coroner shall provide a sample to the local |
law enforcement agency for submission to the Department.
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