The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
004
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STATE DNA DATABASE AND STATE DATA BANK
(Cite as: 20 V.S.A. § 1936)
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§ 1936. Compatibility with national system; authority to enter into DNA identification index
system agreements with state, federal, and foreign jurisdictions
The DNA database system established by the State shall be compatible with the FBI’s
national DNA identification index system currently referred to as CODIS. The State
may enter into any agreement with a state, federal, or foreign law enforcement agency
that provides for participation in a state, federal, or foreign DNA identification
index system, including CODIS, provided that the agreements shall be consistent in
all material respects with this subchapter. (Added 1997, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 29, 1998.)