Any requirement to provide saliva samples pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as a requirement to provide buccal swab samples as of the effective date of the act that added this section. However, the Department of Justice may retain and use previously collected saliva and other biological samples as part of its database and databank program and for quality control purposes in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. Penal Code § 300.2
Construction and Severability
Known as the DNA and Forensic Identification Database and Data Bank Act
The act spans §§ 295–300 (20 sections).
Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 69, Sec. 14.
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