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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 650.050 (2026)

DNA profiling system to be established in department of public safety, purpose

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  650.050.  DNA profiling system to be established in department of public safety, purpose. — 1.  The Missouri department of public safety shall develop and establish a "DNA Profiling System", referred to in sections 650.050 to 650.100 as the system to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals as well as the identification of missing or unidentified persons.

  2.  This DNA profiling system shall consist of qualified Missouri forensic laboratories approved by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

  3.  The Missouri state highway patrol crime laboratory shall be the administrator of the state's DNA index system.

  4.  The DNA profiling system as established in this section shall be compatible with that used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to ensure that DNA records are fully exchangeable between DNA laboratories and that quality assurance standards issued by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are applied and performed.

  5.  DNA samples obtained under sections 650.050 to 650.100 shall only be analyzed consistent with sections 650.050 to 650.100 and applicable federal laws and regulations.

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(L. 1991 S.B. 152 § 1, A.L. 1996 S.B. 578, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1000, A.L. 2005 S.B. 423, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1023, A.L. 2009 H.B. 152)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1997–1997 · leading case: Cooper v. Gammon, 943 S.W.2d 699 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997).
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Cooper v. Gammon, 943 S.W.2d 699 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 5× “On May 13, 1996, Cooper was ordered to provide a blood sample for DNA profiling analysis pursuant to §§ 650.050 to 650.057, RSMo 1994. 1 Cooper refused to comply and was given a conduct violation report for disobeying an order.”
Cooper v. Schriro, 956 S.W.2d 234 (Mo. 1997). “Sections 650.050 to 650.057, RSMo. Cooper refused to provide the required blood sample.”
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