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Cal. Penal Code § 300.2

Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)

Part of Chapter 6: DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of 1998, California Penal Code.

Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 300.2

Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.

Cal. Penal Code § 300.2Primary source, current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Any requirement to provide saliva samples pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as a requirement to provide buccal swab samples as of the effective date of the act that added this section. However, the Department of Justice may retain and use previously collected saliva and other biological samples as part of its database and databank program and for quality control purposes in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

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