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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1101 (2026)

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This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act”.

History. Acts 1997, No. 737, § 1; 2003, No. 1470, § 1.

Research References

U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev.

Survey of Legislation, 2003 Arkansas General Assembly, Law Enforcement and Emergency Management, DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders Act, 26 U. Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 431.

Case Notes

Cited: Haynes v. State, 354 Ark. 514, 127 S.W.3d 456 (2003); Polston v. State, 360 Ark. 317, 201 S.W.3d 406 (2005).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2013 · leading case: Polston v. State, 201 S.W.3d 406 (Ark. 2005).
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Polston v. State, 201 S.W.3d 406 (Ark. 2005). · cites it 4× “DNA Act In 1997, the General Assembly enacted the “DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders Act,” codified at Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1101 (Repl. 1999).”
Haynes v. State, 127 S.W.3d 456 (Ark. 2003). · cites it 4× “Act 737 was passed in order to assist law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations.”
Slocum v. State, 2013 Ark. 406. · cites it 5× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-1102 (1)(3). In 2003, the General Assembly renamed the Act the “State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act,” see Ark.”
Barnett v. State, 236 S.W.3d 491 (Ark. 2006). · cites it 2× “This lengthy colloquy confirms that expungement was not a term of Barnett’s plea agreement with the State, instead, the terms agreed to by the State were that Barnett would submit DNA to the database pursuant to the State Convicted Offender DNA Data Base Act, codified at Ark.…”
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