Virginia § 19.2-310.6 - Unauthorized uses of DNA data bank; forensic samples; penalties
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 19.2-310.6 — Unauthorized uses of DNA data bank; forensic samples; penalties, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19.2-310.6. Unauthorized uses of DNA data bank; forensic samples; penalties
Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the data bank shall be guilty of a Class 3 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 1 misdemeanor.
Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the Department of Forensic Science for analysis shall be guilty of a Class 5 felony.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19.2-310.6 ("Unauthorized uses of DNA data bank; forensic samples; penalties") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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