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From NC: "DNA Sample Bill Passes Despite 4th Amendment Concerns"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

DNA Sample Bill Passes Despite 4th Amendment Concerns from Civitas Review Online: The United States Constitution was discussed on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday with regards to HB1403, which passed 92-23. Previously, I posted a debate between another intern and myself about the bill on the Civitas website. HB1403, entitled “Collect DNA Sample on Arrest,” was objected to on Fourth Amendment grounds as numerous legislators claimed that using a cheek swab to obtain DNA from individuals arrested for certain serious crimes was an “unreasonable search” that compromised the personal privacy of innocent people. The objection to the bill is a reasonable one, but bill supporters claim to have sufficient safeguards in the bill to ensure against privacy concerns...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on July 07, 2010 (boomark / email).