2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .172   Application of KRS 17.170 to DNA evidence in burglary cases.

17.172 Application of KRS 17.170 to DNA evidence in burglary cases. Any person convicted on or after July 15, 2002, or who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections on or after July 15, 2002, for a violation of KRS 511.020 or 511.030 or a felony attempt to commit one of these offenses shall be subject to the provisions of KRS 17.170 relating to the collection and retention of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Created 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2002. Legislative Research Commission Note (5/1/2003). KRS 17.177 (2002 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 11) provides that "actual compliance with the provisions of [KRS 17.172 and four other KRS sections] may be delayed until funding is available for their full implementation. . . As a section is implemented, the Reviser of Statutes shall be notified by the Secretary of Justice, in writing, as to the date of implementation." In a letter dated April 15, 2003, the Secretary of the Justice Cabinet notified the Reviser of Statutes that KRS 17.172 and the other four KRS sections have been implemented, effective May 1, 2003. Page 1 of 1