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DNA Sample to Be Required when Arrested for Felony

Beginning July 1 of this year, anyone eighteen or older who is arrested in Ohio for a felony will be required to submit a DNA sample (via saliva swab). The requirement is part of Senate Bill 77, signed into law last year by then-governor Strickland.

Senate Bill 77

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Columbus Dispatch

WTOL 11 (Toledo)