{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pen-295.2","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PEN § 295.2","heading":"","body":"The DNA and forensic identification database and databank and the Department of Justice DNA Laboratory shall not be used as a source of genetic material for testing, research, or experiments, by any person, agency, or entity seeking to find a causal link between genetics and behavior or health.","path":["Penal Code - PEN","PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25. - 680.4.]","TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261. - 368.7.]","CHAPTER 6. DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of  1998 [295. - 300.4.]","ARTICLE 1. Purpose and Administration [295. - 295.2.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"867b77678bdcac02324a773d21640dfd18c4a090117b58483041210cad40cea2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pen-295.1","next":"us-ca/pen-296"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}