First Regular Session S.B. 1469
PROPOSED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1469
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 11, after "be" strike remainder of line
Strike line 12, insert "forensically tested using a technique"
Line 14, strike "available" insert "widely accepted in the scientific community"
Line 16, after "databases" insert "that are subject to the standards imposed by the agency that is responsible for managing the database"
Line 18, after "order" insert "the new"
Line 22, after "through" insert "the new"
Line 24, after "allows" insert "the new"
Line 25, after "to" insert "the new"
Line 26, strike "and" insert a period
Line 27, strike "that" insert:
"4. The new forensic testing"; strike "previous" insert "other"
Line 35, strike "be followed during the testing" insert "ensure a proper chain of custody and integrity of the evidence"
After line 38, insert:
"F. If the new forensic testing must be performed in a laboratory, the new forensic testing must be performed by the department of public safety crime laboratory unless the original investigating agency has a laboratory that is capable of performing the new forensic testing or the parties mutually agree on another laboratory that is certified by the American society of crime laboratory directors.
G. This section does not require this state or a law enforcement agency in this state to retain evidence beyond any time period that is established by law."
Amend title to conform