2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 16 - Criminal Proceedings
Offenders - Registration
Article 23 - DNA Crime Prevention and Exoneration of the Innocent Act
§ 16-23-102. Legislative declaration
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
(a) The collection and use of DNA by law enforcement agencies is a valuable tool in preventing crime;
(b) The analysis of DNA has been used numerous times in the exoneration of innocent individuals charged with or convicted of crimes; and
(c) The implementation of this article will result in preventing a significant number of violent crimes in Colorado and in solving a number of unsolved crimes in Colorado.
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