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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 755<\/a> and 914<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1998, chapter 280<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 150<\/a> and 607<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 528<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69673,"section_number":"16.1-237","catch_line":"Powers, duties and functions of probation and parole officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-237\/"},{"id":79975,"section_number":"19.2-310.7","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Expungement when DNA taken for a conviction","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-310.7\/"},{"id":63594,"section_number":"19.2-389.1","catch_line":"Dissemination of juvenile record information","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-389.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":72639,"section_number":"19.2-310.2","catch_line":"Blood, saliva, or tissue sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction of certain crimes; fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-310.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":161023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64607,"identifier":"16.1-299.1","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-299.1","url":"\/16.1-299.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-299.1\/","token":"16.1\/11\/12\/16.1-299.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication of felony","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-299.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A juvenile convicted of a felony<\/span> or adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an act which would be a felony<\/span> if committed by an adult<\/span> shall have a sample of his blood, saliva or tissue taken for DNA analysis provided the juvenile was 14 years of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense<\/span>.\n\t\tThe provisions of Article 1.1 (\u00a7 19.2-310.2<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title 19.2 shall apply to all persons and all DNA samples taken as required by this section, mutatis mutandis<\/span>.\n\t\tThe Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice shall verify that a DNA sample required to be taken has been received by the Department<\/span> of Forensic Science. In any case where a DNA sample has not been received, the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice shall notify the court<\/span> and the court<\/span> shall require the person to submit a sample for DNA analysis.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAMPLE REQUIRED FOR DNA ANALYSIS UPON CONVICTION OR ADJUDICATION OF FELONY (\u00a7\n16.1-299.1)\n\nA juvenile convicted of a felony or adjudicated delinquent on the basis of an\nact which would be a felony if committed by an adult shall have a sample of his\nblood, saliva or tissue taken for DNA analysis provided the juvenile was 14\nyears of age or older at the time of the commission of the offense.\n\t\tThe provisions of Article 1.1 (\u00a7 19.2-310.2 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of Title\n19.2 shall apply to all persons and all DNA samples taken as required by this\nsection, mutatis mutandis.\n\t\tThe Department of Juvenile Justice shall verify that a DNA sample required to\nbe taken has been received by the Department of Forensic Science. In any case\nwhere a DNA sample has not been received, the Department of Juvenile Justice\nshall notify the court and the court shall require the person to submit a sample\nfor DNA analysis.\n\nHISTORY: 1996, cc. 755, 914; 1998, c. 280; 2003, cc. 150, 607; 2007, c. 528.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}