2005 Idaho Code - 19-5505 — USE OF THE STATE DATABANK AND DATABASE -- DUTIES OF BUREAU OF FORENSIC SERVICES

                                  TITLE  19
                              CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
                                  CHAPTER 55
                      THE IDAHO DNA DATABASE ACT OF 1996
    19-5505.  USE OF THE STATE DATABANK AND DATABASE -- DUTIES OF BUREAU OF
FORENSIC SERVICES. (1) The bureau of forensic services shall perform or
contract for DNA analysis for law enforcement purposes.
    (2)  The bureau of forensic services shall serve as a repository for DNA
samples collected and shall analyze samples, or contract for analysis, and
shall store, compile, correlate, maintain and use DNA profiles and records
related to:
    (a)  Forensic casework;
    (b)  Offenders required to provide samples under this chapter;
    (c)  The identification and location of missing persons; and
    (d)  Anonymous DNA records used for research or quality control.
    (3)  A match between evidence DNA samples from a criminal investigation
and DNA samples from a state or federal database may be used to sustain
probable cause for the arrest of a suspect upon application for a warrant.
    (4)  The DNA profile may also be used at trial as evidence, provided that
the evidence is otherwise admissible at trial. The DNA profile may also be
used in developing statistical calculations of populations frequencies.