Act No. 534

Public Acts of 2008

Approved by the Governor

January 12, 2009

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 13, 2009

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 2009

STATE OF MICHIGAN

94TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

Introduced by Rep. Ebli

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6646

AN ACT to amend 1990 PA 250, entitled "An act to provide for a DNA identification profiling system; to provide for the collection of samples from certain prisoners, convicted offenders, and juvenile offenders and the analysis of those samples; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and county agencies," (MCL 28.171 to28.176) by adding section 5a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 5a. (1) The department shall only use the DNA profiles of DNA samples authorized to be provided under this act for 1 or more of the following purposes:

(a) Law enforcement identification purposes.

(b) To assist in the recovery or identification of human remains or missing persons.

(c) Academic, research, statistical analysis, or protocol development purposes only if personal identifiers are removed.

(2) DNA samples provided under this act shall not be analyzed for identification of any medical or genetic disorder.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 1549 of the 94th Legislature is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor