Recolección de muestras de ADN tras condenas o hallazgos de locura

Explicación Simple

Si alguien es condenado por un crimen grave o se considera que no es culpable por locura, debe dar una muestra de ADN. Esta muestra ayuda a identificar a las personas que han cometido delitos.

Es como si al ingresar a un club exclusivo, te pidieran una identificación para asegurarse de que tienes permiso para estar allí. Así, la muestra de ADN asegura que solo se tenga información de los que han tenido problemas con la ley.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un robo. Cuando entra a la cárcel, le piden que dé su muestra de ADN. Si más tarde, se determina que no es culpable por locura, también tendrá que dar su ADN al ingresar a un centro de salud mental.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

§ 15A-266.4. DNA sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or finding of not guilty by reason of insanity. (a) Unless a DNA sample has previously been obtained by lawful process and a record stored in the State DNA Database, and that record and sample have not been expunged pursuant to any provision of law: (1) A person who is convicted of any of the crimes listed in subsection (b) of this section or who is found not guilty of any of these crimes by reason of insanity and committed to a mental health facility in accordance with G.S. 15A-1321, shall provide a DNA sample upon intake to jail, prison, or the mental health facility. In addition, every person convicted of any of these crimes, but who is not sentenced to a term of confinement, shall provide a DNA sample as a condition of the sentence. (2) A person who has been convicted and incarcerated as a result of a conviction of one or more of the crimes listed in subsection (b) of this section, or who was found not guilty of any of these crimes by reason of insanity and committed to a mental health facility in accordance with G.S. 15A-1321, shall provide a DNA sample before parole or release from the penal system or before release from the mental health facility. (b) Crimes covered by this Article include all of the following: (1) All felonies. (2) G.S. 14-32.1 - Assaults on individuals with a disability. (2a) G.S. 14-33(c)(2) - Assault on a female by a male person at least 18 years of age. (2b) G.S.