20 V.S.A. § 1933: DNA sample required

(a) The following persons shall submit a DNA sample:

(1) a person convicted in a court in this State of a designated crime on or after April 29, 1998;

(2) a person who was convicted in a court in this State of a designated crime prior to April 29, 1998 and, after such date, is:

(A) in the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections pursuant to 28 V.S.A. § 701;

(B) on parole for a designated crime;

(C) serving a supervised community sentence for a designated crime; or

(D) on probation for a designated crime.

(b) A person required to submit a DNA sample who is serving a sentence in a correctional facility shall have his or her DNA samples collected or taken at the receiving correctional facility, or at a place and time designated by the Commissioner of Corrections or by a court, if the person has not previously submitted a DNA sample.

(c) A person serving a sentence for a designated crime not confined to a correctional facility shall have his or her DNA samples collected or taken at a place and time designated by the Commissioner of Corrections, the Commissioner of Public Safety, or a court if the person has not previously submitted a DNA sample in connection with the designated crime for which he or she is serving the sentence.