§40742 Grants to States to Implement Dna Arrestee Collection Processes

Summary

The Attorney General runs a grant program to help states pay for starting or running DNA collection from people who are arrested, as long as money is available. To get a grant, a state must apply and show it has the legal authority to collect DNA, promise the grant will add to (not replace) its own money, and explain how the money will pay for the collection process. The Attorney General will decide award amounts based on the state's projected costs, and a state can get up to 100 percent of its first-year implementation costs. To receive a grant, a state must also have rules that tell people in writing about expungement (how to clear their DNA data) when their DNA is submitted, post the expungement rules and how to request it on a public website, and decide and respond in writing to any expungement request within 90 days.