Legislative declaration

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-102, under DNA Crime Prevention and Exoneration of the Innocent Act.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-23-102

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The collection and use of DNA by law enforcement agencies is a valuable tool in preventing crime;

(b) The analysis of DNA has been used numerous times in the exoneration of innocent individuals charged with or convicted of crimes; and

(c) The implementation of this article will result in preventing a significant number of violent crimes in Colorado and in solving a number of unsolved crimes in Colorado.

Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (SB 09-241), ch. 295, p. 1573, § 1, effective September 30, 2010.