Nothing in this chapter shall limit or abrogate any existing authority of law enforcement officers to take, maintain, store, and utilize DNA or forensic identification markers, blood specimens, buccal swab samples, saliva samples, or thumb or palm print impressions for identification purposes.
Cal. Penal Code § 300
Construction and Severability
Known as the DNA and Forensic Identification Database and Data Bank Act
The act spans §§ 295–300 (20 sections).
Amended November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 69, Sec. 12.
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