Pen. Code, § 290.7 · Chapter 5.5. Sex Offenders

Pen. Code, § 290.7

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The Department of Corrections shall provide samples of blood and saliva taken from a prison inmate pursuant to the DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of 1998 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 295) of Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code) to the county in which the inmate is to be released if the county maintains a local DNA testing laboratory.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 475, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=290.7.
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Penal Code

Pen. Code, pt. 1, tit. 9, ch. 6DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of 1998Printed as Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 295) of Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code

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