Georgia lawmakers are considering allowing law enforcement officers to collect DNA samples of anyone arrested for a felony, a practice found constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last year.
Senate Bill 135, sponsored by Sen. Josh McKoon, a civil litigator and Republican representing Columbus, would allow police and other officers to take DNA samples upon arrest rather than conviction, which is the state’s current practice. Under the proposed legislation, collections may be done via blood sample or oral swab and only after a magistrate or grand jury has determined that probable cause exists for the arrest.
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