2009 US Code
Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle A - General Military Law
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 80 - MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES
Sec. 1565a - DNA samples maintained for identification of human remains: use for law enforcement purposes
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 80 - MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER DUTIES Sec. 1565a - DNA samples maintained for identification of human remains: use for law enforcement purposes |
| Contains | section 1565a |
| Date | 2009 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | February 1, 2010 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, §1063(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2653. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 116 Stat. 2653 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 107-314 |
§1565a. DNA samples maintained for identification of human remains: use for law enforcement purposes
(a) Compliance with Court Order.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if a valid order of a Federal court (or military judge) so requires, an element of the Department of Defense that maintains a repository of DNA samples for the purpose of identification of human remains shall make available, for the purpose specified in subsection (b), such DNA samples on such terms and conditions as such court (or military judge) directs.
(2) A DNA sample with respect to an individual shall be provided under paragraph (1) in a manner that does not compromise the ability of the Department of Defense to maintain a sample with respect to that individual for the purpose of identification of human remains.
(b) Covered Purpose.—The purpose referred to in subsection (a) is the purpose of an investigation or prosecution of a felony, or any sexual offense, for which no other source of DNA information is reasonably available.
(c) Definition.—In this section, the term “DNA sample” has the meaning given such term in section 1565(c) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, §1063(a), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2653.)
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