North Carolina § 15A-266 - 11. Unauthorized uses of DNA Databank; penalties.
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§ 15A-266. 11. Unauthorized uses of DNA Databank; penalties.
Any person who has possession of, or access to, individually identifiable DNA information contained in the State DNA Database or Databank and who willfully discloses it in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it is guilty of a Class H felony. Any person who, without authorization, willfully obtains individually identifiable DNA information from the State DNA Database or Databank is guilty of a Class H felony. History (1993, c. 401, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 15; 2010-94, s. 10.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-94, s. 10, effective February 1, 2011, in subsection (a), deleted "by virtue of employment, or official position" following "who"; and in subsections (a) and (b), substituted "is guilty of a Class H felony" for "is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor in accordance with G.S. 14-3 ." Legal Periodicals. - For comment, "Sacrificing Liberty for Security: North Carolina's Unconstitutional Search and Seizure of Arrestee DNA," see 34 Campbell L. Rev. 473 (2012).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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