Section 7-19-405 – Expungement of Information.
7-19-405. Expungement of information. (a) Any person whose DNA profile has been included in the state DNA database pursuant to this act may request expungement on the grounds the felony conviction on which the authority for including the DNA profile was based has been reversed and dismissed. The division shall expunge all identifiable information and […]
Section 7-19-406 – Enforcement.
7-19-406. Enforcement. Duly authorized law enforcement and corrections personnel may employ reasonable force in cases where a person refuses to submit to DNA testing as required under this act, and no such employee shall be criminally or civilly liable for the use of such reasonable force. If a person required to provide a DNA sample […]
Section 7-19-407 – Sexual Assault Biological Evidence Reports.
7-19-407. Sexual assault biological evidence reports. (a) Beginning January 1, 2020, each criminal justice agency shall report to the division all investigations in which sexual assault biological evidence is gathered. The report shall include the type of crime involved, whether the evidence was submitted to a laboratory for analysis, the name of the lab, whether […]
Section 7-19-501 – Definitions. Note: This Law Is Renumbered as 14-6-601 by Laws 2022, Ch. 15, § 3. Effective 7/1/2024.
7-19-501. Definitions. Note: this law is Renumbered as 14-6-601 by Laws 2022, ch. 15, § 3. effective 7/1/2024. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Adjudicated” or “adjudication” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(i); (ii) “Adult” means an individual who has attained the age of majority; (iii) “Delinquent child” means as defined by W.S. 14-6-201(a)(x); […]
Section 7-19-502 – Record System Created. Note: This Law Is Renumbered as 14-6-602 by Laws 2022, Ch. 15, § 3. Effective 7/1/2024.
7-19-502. Record system created. Note: this law is Renumbered as 14-6-602 by Laws 2022, ch. 15, § 3. effective 7/1/2024. (a) The division shall create and maintain a database for a juvenile justice information system as provided in this act. (b) The database shall contain the information required by this act. Access to information in […]
Section 7-19-310 – Sex Offender Registration Account; Purposes.
7-19-310. Sex offender registration account; purposes. There is created the sex offender registration account to be administered by the division. Any state registration or reporting fees collected pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302 shall be deposited into the account. Funds in the account shall be expended only upon appropriation by the legislature and shall not be transferred […]
Section 7-19-401 – Definitions.
7-19-401. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this act: (i) “CODIS” means the FBI’s national DNA identification index system; (ii) “Convicted” includes pleas of guilty, nolo contendere and verdicts of guilty upon which a judgment of conviction may be rendered. “Convicted” shall not include dispositions pursuant to W.S. 7-13-301 or 35-7-1037; (iii) “Criminal justice agency” means […]
Section 7-19-402 – DNA Database Created; Uses of Information Restricted.
7-19-402. DNA database created; uses of information restricted. (a) The division shall establish a state DNA database for convicted felons, crime scene specimens and close biological relatives of missing persons in accordance with the provisions of this act. The state DNA database shall be used to assist federal, state and local criminal justice agencies in […]
Section 7-19-403 – DNA Samples Required; Collection; Testing; Reimbursement of Costs.
7-19-403. DNA samples required; collection; testing; reimbursement of costs. (a) Every person convicted of a felony on or after July 1, 1997, and every person who on or after July 1, 1997, is in custody in this state as a result of a felony conviction shall provide a DNA sample for analysis to determine identification […]
Section 7-19-404 – Access to Database; Information Authorized to Be Stored.
7-19-404. Access to database; information authorized to be stored. (a) The division shall authorize access to or disclose DNA records and DNA samples collected in the state DNA database only in the following circumstances: (i) To criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes; (ii) For criminal defense purposes, to a defendant who shall have […]