{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-1102","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1102","heading":"Purpose","body":"The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) DNA data banks are an important tool in: (A) Criminal investigations; (B) The exclusion of individuals who are the subjects of criminal investigations or prosecutions; and (C) Deterring and detecting recidivist acts; (2) Several states have enacted laws requiring persons convicted of certain crimes, especially sexual offenses, to provide genetic samples for DNA profiling; (3) Moreover, it is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations; and (4) It is therefore in the best interest of the State of Arkansas to establish a DNA data base and a DNA data bank containing DNA samples submitted by individuals convicted of sex offenses and violent offenses. Acts 1997, No. 737, § 2.\n\nThe General Assembly finds and declares that:\n\n(1) DNA data banks are an important tool in: (A) Criminal investigations; (B) The exclusion of individuals who are the subjects of criminal investigations or prosecutions; and (C) Deterring and detecting recidivist acts;\n\n(A) Criminal investigations;\n\n(B) The exclusion of individuals who are the subjects of criminal investigations or prosecutions; and\n\n(C) Deterring and detecting recidivist acts;\n\n(2) Several states have enacted laws requiring persons convicted of certain crimes, especially sexual offenses, to provide genetic samples for DNA profiling;\n\n(3) Moreover, it is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations; and\n\n(4) It is therefore in the best interest of the State of Arkansas to establish a DNA data base and a DNA data bank containing DNA samples submitted by individuals convicted of sex offenses and violent offenses.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 12","Subchapter 11"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"34372aade80333c785c3661c9a86dc9df8eaae8157418b324d516ae7fa7b54af","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-1101","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-12-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}