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§ 2-509. Population database

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic SafetyEffective: April 10, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. Department of State Police (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Statewide DNA Data Base System (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 10, 2012
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-509
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 88B, § 12A
§ 2-509. Population database
Currentness
Creation by Director
(a) The Director shall create a population database composed of DNA samples collected under this subtitle.
Removal of personal identifiers
(b) All personal identifiers shall be removed before information is entered into the population database.
Availability of information
(c)(1) Nothing shall prohibit the sharing or disseminating of population database information with:
(i) federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies;
(ii) crime laboratories that have been approved by the Director and that serve federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies;
(iii) a State's Attorney's office; or
(iv) a third party that the Director considers necessary to assist the Crime Laboratory with statistical analyses of the population database.
(2) The population database may be made available to and searched by any agency that participates in CODIS.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 66, § 1, eff. April 10, 2012.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 2-509, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 2-509
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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