Connecticut § 54-102k - Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information. Obtaining blood sample without authority. Penalties.
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§ 54-102k. Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information. Obtaining blood sample without authority. Penalties.
Sec. 54-102k. Unauthorized dissemination or use of DNA data bank information. Obtaining blood sample without authority. Penalties. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the data bank shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives or otherwise uses or attempts to so use information in the data bank, knowing that such dissemination, receipt or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by law, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the Division of Scientific Services for analysis shall be guilty of a class D felony.
(P.A. 94-246, S. 5; P.A. 99-218, S. 14, 16.)
History: P.A. 99-218 replaced the forensic science laboratory with the Division of Scientific Services, effective July 1, 1999.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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