New York Executive Law Article 49-B - COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DNA IDENTIFICATION INDEX

• 995 - Definitions.
  When used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: 1. For purposes of general...
• 995-a - Commission on Forensic Science.
  1. There is hereby created in the executive department, the commission on forensic science, which shall consist of the following fourteen members: (a) the commissioner...
• 995-b - Powers and Duties of the Commission.
  1. The commission shall develop minimum standards and a program of accreditation for all forensic laboratories in New York state, including establishing minimum qualifications for...
• 995-c - State Dna Identification Index.
  1. Following the promulgation of a policy by the commission pursuant to subdivision nine of section nine hundred ninety-five-b of this article, the commissioner of...
• 995-d - Confidentiality.
  1. All records, findings, reports, and results of DNA testing performed on any person shall be confidential and may not be disclosed or redisclosed without...
• 995-e - Applicability.
  This article shall not apply to a forensic DNA laboratory operated by any agency of the federal government, or to any forensic DNA test performed...
• 995-f - Penalties.
  Any person who (a) intentionally discloses a DNA record, or the results of a forensic DNA test or analysis, to an individual or agency other...

Last modified: February 3, 2019