Pen. Code, § 300.2 · Article 7. Construction and Severability
Pen. Code, § 300.2
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Any requirement to provide saliva samples pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as a requirement to provide buccal swab samples as of the effective date of the act that added this section. However, the Department of Justice may retain and use previously collected saliva and other biological samples as part of its database and databank program and for quality control purposes in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
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History
Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 69, Sec. 14.
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