.171   Application of KRS 17.170 to DNA evidence in cases involving minors.


17.171 Application of KRS 17.170 to DNA evidence in cases involving minors.
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 530.064,
531.310, or 531.320 or a felony attempt to commit one (1) 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. 5, 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
17.171 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 17.171 and the other four KRS sections have been
implemented, effective May 1, 2003.
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