California · Penal Code
PEN §295.2: 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 p
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The law prohibits using the DNA and forensic identification database or the Department of Justice DNA Laboratory as a source of genetic material for testing, research, or experiments.
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