chuckhoffmann Wrote:
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> When you are arrested, the law allows for the
> forcible collection of your DNA, depending on the
> offense you're charged with.
>
> Your DNA profile is entered into the "Arrestee
> Index" of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)
> system. If you are convicted, your profile moves
> to the "Convicted Offender Index".
>
> There is no procedure for removing your DNA
> profile from CODIS. Once the data is in the
> system, it's in the system forever, just like
> fingerprints.
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_DNA_Index_Sy
> stem
>
>
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/412431/co
> dis_government_crime_database_collects.html?cat=17
It depends. In Virginia, a defendant's DNA is automatically tossed (ie, Expunged) upon a final deposition of Not Guilty (Or Dismissal).
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