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Statutes > Virginia > Title-16-1 > Chapter-11 > 16-1-299-1§ 16.1-299.1. Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction oradjudication of felony.
A juvenile convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent on the basis of anact which would be a felony if committed by an adult shall have a sample ofhis blood, saliva or tissue taken for DNA analysis provided the juvenile was14 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense.
The provisions of Article 1.1 (§ 19.2-310.2 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title19.2 shall apply to all persons and all DNA samples taken as required by thissection, mutatis mutandis.
The Department of Juvenile Justice shall verify that a DNA sample required tobe taken has been received by the Department of Forensic Science. In any casewhere a DNA sample has not been received, the Department of Juvenile Justiceshall notify the court and the court shall require the person to submit asample for DNA analysis.
(1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 280; 2003, cc. 150, 607; 2007, c. 528.)
