The United States federal government and the fifty states have introduced and passed significantly more forensic DNA legislation than any other country. The legislation provided below is listed by current year and by category. The legislation from previous years is also identified. In addition to legislation, the State Statutes Category contains documents outlining each state's DNA database qualifying offenses.
The archive allows you to search Resource Reports and other documents on this site by keyword or phrase, and includes over 10 years of important forensic DNA policy information.Search Archive