2015 Code of Virginia
Title 16.1 - Courts Not of Record
§ 16.1-299.1. Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felony
A juvenile convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which would be a felony if committed by an adult shall have a sample of his blood, saliva or tissue taken for DNA analysis provided the juvenile was 14 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense.
The provisions of Article 1.1 (ยง 19.2-310.2 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2 shall apply to all persons and all DNA samples taken as required by this section, mutatis mutandis.
The Department of Juvenile Justice shall verify that a DNA sample required to be taken has been received by the Department of Forensic Science. In any case where a DNA sample has not been received, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the court and the court shall require the person to submit a sample for DNA analysis.
1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 280; 2003, cc. 150, 607; 2007, c. 528.
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