As Reported by the House Criminal Justice Committee

124th General Assembly
Regular Session
2001-2002
Sub. H. B. No. 427


REPRESENTATIVES Womer Benjamin, Latta, Seitz, Willamowski, Jerse



A BILL
To amend sections 109.573, 2152.74, 2743.191, and1
2901.07 of the Revised Code to expand the offenses2
for which DNA specimens are collected from3
delinquent children and criminal offenders, to4
delay the implementation of the expansion of DNA5
specimen collection until the Superintendent of the6
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation7
gives official notification that the state DNA8
laboratory is prepared to accept DNA specimens of9
that nature, to pay the costs of DNA specimen10
collection from the Reparations Fund, to remove the11
requirement that DNA specimens be collected by12
specified medical practitioners in certain cases,13
and to expand the circumstances in which a person14
returning to incarceration must submit to a DNA15
specimen collection procedure to include16
misdemeanants covered by the DNA Specimen17
Collection Law who are on probation.18


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 109.573, 2152.74, 2743.191, and19
2901.07 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:20

       Sec. 109.573.  (A) As used in this section:21

       (1) "DNA" means human deoxyribonucleic acid.22

       (2) "DNA analysis" means a laboratory analysis of a DNA23
specimen to identify DNA characteristics and to create a DNA24
record.25

       (3) "DNA database" means a collection of DNA records from26
forensic casework or from crime scenes, specimens from anonymous27
and unidentified sources, and records collected pursuant to28
sections 2152.74 and 2901.07 of the Revised Code and a population29
statistics database for determining the frequency of occurrence of30
characteristics in DNA records.31

       (4) "DNA record" means the objective result of a DNA32
analysis of a DNA specimen, including representations of DNA33
fragment lengths, digital images of autoradiographs, discrete34
allele assignment numbers, and other DNA specimen characteristics35
that aid in establishing the identity of an individual.36

       (5) "DNA specimen" includes human blood cells or37
physiological tissues or body fluids.38

       (6) "Unidentified person database" means a collection of DNA39
records, and, on and after May 21, 1998, of fingerprint and40
photograph records, of unidentified human corpses, human remains,41
or living individuals.42

       (7) "Relatives of missing persons database" means a43
collection of DNA records of persons related by consanguinity of44
the first degree to a missing person.45

       (8) "Law enforcement agency" means a police department, the46
office of a sheriff, the state highway patrol, a county47
prosecuting attorney, or a federal, state, or local governmental48
body that enforces criminal laws and that has employees who have a49
statutory power of arrest.50

       (B)(1) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal51
identification and investigation may do all of the following:52

       (a) Establish and maintain a state DNA laboratory to perform53
DNA analysis of DNA specimens;54

       (b) Establish and maintain a DNA database;55

       (c) Establish and maintain an unidentified person database56
to aid in the establishment of the identity of unknown human57
corpses, human remains, or living individuals;58

       (d) Establish and maintain a relatives of missing persons59
database for comparison with the unidentified person database to60
aid in the establishment of the identity of unknown human corpses,61
human remains, and living individuals.62

       (2) If the bureau of criminal identification and63
investigation establishes and maintains a DNA laboratory and a DNA64
database, the bureau may use or disclose information regarding DNA65
records for the following purposes:66

       (a) The bureau may disclose information to a law enforcement67
agency for purposes of identification.68

       (b) The bureau shall disclose pursuant to a court order69
issued under section 3111.09 of the Revised Code any information70
necessary to determine the existence of a parent and child71
relationship in an action brought under sections 3111.01 to72
3111.18 of the Revised Code.73

       (c) The bureau may use or disclose information from the74
population statistics database, for identification research and75
protocol development, or for quality control purposes.76

       (3) If the bureau of criminal identification and77
investigation establishes and maintains a relatives of missing78
persons database, all of the following apply:79

       (a) If a person has disappeared and has been continuously80
absent from the person's place of last domicile for a thirty-day81
or longer period of time without being heard from during the82
period, persons related by consanguinity of the first degree to83
the missing person may submit to the bureau a DNA specimen, the84
bureau may include the DNA record of the specimen in the relatives85
of missing persons database, and, if the bureau does not include86
the DNA record of the specimen in the relatives of missing persons87
database, the bureau shall retain the DNA record for future88
reference and inclusion as appropriate in that database.89

       (b) The bureau shall not charge a fee for the submission of90
a DNA specimen pursuant to division (B)(3)(a) of this section.91

       (c) AIf the DNA specimen submitted pursuant to division92
(B)(3)(a) of this section is collected by withdrawing blood from93
the person or a similarly invasive procedure, a physician,94
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, duly licensed clinical95
laboratory technician, or other qualified medical practitioner96
shall conduct the collection procedure for the DNA specimen97
submitted pursuant to division (B)(3)(a) of this section and shall98
collect the DNA specimen in a medically approved manner. If the99
DNA specimen is collected by swabbing for buccal cells or a100
similarly noninvasive procedure, division (B)(3)(c) of this101
section does not require that the DNA specimen be collected by a102
qualified medical practitioner of that nature. No later than103
fifteen days after the date of the collection of the DNA specimen,104
the person conducting the DNA specimen collection procedure shall105
cause the DNA specimen to be forwarded to the bureau of criminal106
identification and investigation in accordance with procedures107
established by the superintendent of the bureau under division (H)108
of this section. The bureau may provide the specimen vials,109
mailing tubes, labels, postage, and instruction needed for the110
collection and forwarding of the DNA specimen to the bureau.111

       (d) The superintendent, in the superintendent's discretion,112
may compare DNA records in the relatives of missing persons113
database with the DNA records in the unidentified person database.114

       (4) If the bureau of criminal identification and115
investigation establishes and maintains an unidentified person116
database and if the superintendent of the bureau identifies a117
matching DNA record for the DNA record of a person or deceased118
person whose DNA record is contained in the unidentified person119
database, the superintendent shall inform the coroner who120
submitted or the law enforcement agency that submitted the DNA121
specimen to the bureau of the match and, if possible, of the122
identity of the unidentified person.123

       (5) The bureau of criminal identification and investigation124
may enter into a contract with a qualified public or private125
laboratory to perform DNA analyses, DNA specimen maintenance,126
preservation, and storage, DNA record keeping, and other duties127
required of the bureau under this section. A public or private128
laboratory under contract with the bureau shall follow quality129
assurance and privacy requirements established by the130
superintendent of the bureau.131

       (C) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal132
identification and investigation shall establish procedures for133
entering into the DNA database the DNA records submitted pursuant134
to sections 2152.74 and 2901.07 of the Revised Code and for135
determining an order of priority for entry of the DNA records136
based on the types of offenses committed by the persons whose137
records are submitted and the available resources of the bureau.138

       (D) When a DNA record is derived from a DNA specimen139
provided pursuant to section 2152.74 or 2901.07 of the Revised140
Code, the bureau of criminal identification and investigation141
shall attach to the DNA record personal identification information142
that identifies the person from whom the DNA specimen was taken.143
The personal identification information may include the subject144
person's fingerprints and any other information the bureau145
determines necessary. The DNA record and personal identification146
information attached to it shall be used only for the purpose of147
personal identification or for a purpose specified in this148
section.149

       (E) DNA records, DNA specimens, fingerprints, and150
photographs that the bureau of criminal identification and151
investigation receives pursuant to this section and sections152
313.08, 2152.74, and 2901.07 of the Revised Code and personal153
identification information attached to a DNA record are not public154
records under section 149.43 of the Revised Code.155

       (F) The bureau of criminal identification and investigation156
may charge a reasonable fee for providing information pursuant to157
this section to any law enforcement agency located in another158
state.159

       (G)(1) No person who because of the person's employment or160
official position has access to a DNA specimen, a DNA record, or161
other information contained in the DNA database that identifies an162
individual shall knowingly disclose that specimen, record, or163
information to any person or agency not entitled to receive it or164
otherwise shall misuse that specimen, record, or information.165

       (2) No person without authorization or privilege to obtain166
information contained in the DNA database that identifies an167
individual person shall purposely obtain that information.168

       (H) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal169
identification and investigation shall establish procedures for170
all of the following:171

       (1) The forwarding to the bureau of DNA specimens collected172
pursuant to division (H) of this section and sections 313.08,,173
2152.74, and 2901.07 of the Revised Code and of fingerprints and174
photographs collected pursuant to section 313.08 of the Revised175
Code;176

       (2) The collection, maintenance, preservation, and analysis177
of DNA specimens;178

       (3) The creation, maintenance, and operation of the DNA179
database;180

       (4) The use and dissemination of information from the DNA181
database;182

       (5) The creation, maintenance, and operation of the183
unidentified person database;184

       (6) The use and dissemination of information from the185
unidentified person database;186

       (7) The creation, maintenance, and operation of the187
relatives of missing persons database;188

       (8) The use and dissemination of information from the189
relatives of missing persons database;190

       (9) The verification of entities requesting DNA records and191
other DNA information from the bureau and the authority of the192
entity to receive the information;193

       (10) The operation of the bureau and responsibilities of194
employees of the bureau with respect to the activities described195
in this section.196

       Sec.  2152.74.  (A) As used in this section, "DNA analysis"197
and "DNA specimen" have the same meanings as in section 109.573 of198
the Revised Code.199

       (B)(1) A child who is adjudicated a delinquent child for200
committing an act listed in division (D) of this section and who201
is committed to the custody of the department of youth services or202
to a school, camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent203
children described in division (A)(2) of section 2152.19 of the204
Revised Code shall submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure205
administered by the director of youth services if committed to the206
department or by the chief administrative officer of the school,207
camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent children to208
which the child was committed. If the court commits the child to209
the department of youth services, the director of youth services210
shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected from the child during211
the intake process at an institution operated by or under the212
control of the department. If the court commits the child to a213
school, camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent214
children, the chief administrative officer of the school, camp,215
institution, or facility to which the child is committed shall216
cause the DNA specimen to be collected from the child during the217
intake process for the school, camp, institution, or facility. In218
accordance with division (C) of this section, the director or the219
chief administrative officer shall cause the DNA specimen to be220
forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and221
investigation no later than fifteen days after the date of the222
collection of the DNA specimen. The DNA specimen shall be223
collected from the child in accordance with division (C) of this224
section.225

       (2) If a child is adjudicated a delinquent child for226
committing an act listed in division (D) of this section, is227
committed to the department of youth services or to a school,228
camp, institution, or other facility for delinquent children, and229
does not submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure pursuant to230
division (B)(1) of this section, prior to the child's release from231
the custody of the department of youth services or from the232
custody of the school, camp, institution, or facility, the child233
shall submit to, and the director of youth services or the chief234
administrator of the school, camp, institution, or facility to235
which the child is committed shall administer, a DNA specimen236
collection procedure at the institution operated by or under the237
control of the department of youth services or at the school,238
camp, institution, or facility to which the child is committed. In239
accordance with division (C) of this section, the director or the240
chief administrative officer shall cause the DNA specimen to be241
forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and242
investigation no later than fifteen days after the date of the243
collection of the DNA specimen. The DNA specimen shall be244
collected in accordance with division (C) of this section.245

       (C) AIf the DNA specimen is collected by withdrawing blood246
from the child or a similarly invasive procedure, a physician,247
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, duly licensed clinical248
laboratory technician, or other qualified medical practitioner249
shall collect in a medically approved manner the DNA specimen250
required to be collected pursuant to division (B) of this section.251
If the DNA specimen is collected by swabbing for buccal cells or a252
similarly noninvasive procedure, this section does not require253
that the DNA specimen be collected by a qualified medical254
practitioner of that nature. No later than fifteen days after the255
date of the collection of the DNA specimen, the director of youth256
services or the chief administrative officer of the school, camp,257
institution, or other facility for delinquent children to which258
the child is committed shall cause the DNA specimen to be259
forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and260
investigation in accordance with procedures established by the261
superintendent of the bureau under division (H) of section 109.573262
of the Revised Code. The bureau shall provide the specimen vials,263
mailing tubes, labels, postage, and instruction needed for the264
collection and forwarding of the DNA specimen to the bureau.265

       (D) The director of youth services and the chief266
administrative officer of a school, camp, institution, or other267
facility for delinquent children shall cause a DNA specimen to be268
collected in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this section269
from each child in its custody who is adjudicated a delinquent270
child for committing any of the following acts:271

       (1) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11,272
2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, or2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11,273
or 2911.12 of the Revised Code;274

       (2) A violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it275
existed prior to September 3, 1996;276

       (3) An attempt to commit a violation of section 2903.01,277
2903.02, 2907.02, 2907.03, or 2907.05 of the Revised Code or to278
commit a violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it279
existed prior to September 3, 1996;280

       (4) A violation of any law that arose out of the same facts281
and circumstances and same act as did a charge against the child282
of a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01,283
2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.05, or2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or284
2911.12 of the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or285
amended or as did a charge against the child of a violation of286
section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to287
September 3, 1996, that previously was dismissed or amended;288

       (5) A violation of section 2905.02 or 2919.23 of the Revised289
Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the290
Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had the291
violation been committed prior to that date;292

       (6) A violation of section 2923.01 of the Revised Code293
involving a conspiracy to commit a violation of section 2903.01,294
2903.02, 2905.01, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the295
Revised Code;296

       (7) A violation of section 2923.03 of the Revised Code297
involving complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01,298
2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05,299
2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the Revised Code or a300
violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed301
prior to September 3, 1996.302

       (E) The director of youth services and the chief303
administrative officer of a school, camp, institution, or other304
facility for delinquent children is not required to comply with305
this section in relation to the following acts until the306
superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and307
investigation gives agencies in the juvenile justice system, as308
defined in section 181.51 of the Revised Code, in the state309
official notification that the state DNA laboratory is prepared to310
accept DNA specimens of that nature:311

        (1) A violation of section 2903.11, 2911.01, 2911.02, or312
2911.12 of the Revised Code;313

        (2) An attempt to commit a violation of section 2903.01 or314
2903.02 of the Revised Code;315

        (3) A violation of any law that arose out of the same facts316
and circumstances and same act as did a charge against the child317
of a violation of section 2903.11, 2911.01, 2911.02, or 2911.12 of318
the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or amended;319

        (4) A violation of section 2923.01 of the Revised Code320
involving a conspiracy to commit a violation of section 2903.01,321
2903.02, 2905.01, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the322
Revised Code;323

        (5) A violation of section 2923.03 of the Revised Code324
involving complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01,325
2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05,326
2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the Revised Code or a327
violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed328
prior to September 3, 1996.329

       Sec. 2743.191.  (A)(1) There is hereby created in the state330
treasury the reparations fund, which shall be used only for the331
following purposes:332

       (a) The payment of awards of reparations that are granted by333
the attorney general, the;334

       (b) The compensation of any personnel needed by the attorney335
general to administer sections 2743.51 to 2743.72 of the Revised336
Code, the;337

       (c) The compensation of witnesses as provided in division (B)338
of section 2743.65 of the Revised Code, other;339

       (d) Other administrative costs of hearing and determining340
claims for an award of reparations by the attorney general, the;341

       (e) The costs of administering sections 2907.28 and 2969.01342
to 2969.06 of the Revised Code, the;343

       (f) The costs of investigation and decision-making as344
certified by the attorney general, the;345

       (g) The provision of state financial assistance to victim346
assistance programs in accordance with sections 109.91 and 109.92347
of the Revised Code, the;348

       (h) The costs of paying the expenses of sex offense-related349
examinations and antibiotics pursuant to section 2907.28 of the350
Revised Code, the;351

       (i) The cost of printing and distributing the pamphlet352
prepared by the attorney general pursuant to section 109.42 of the353
Revised Code, and, subject;354

       (j) Subject to division (D) of section 2743.71 of the Revised355
Code, the costs associated with the printing and providing of356
information cards or other printed materials to law enforcement357
agencies and prosecuting authorities and with publicizing the358
availability of awards of reparations pursuant to section 2743.71359
of the Revised Code;360

       (k) The payment of costs of administering a DNA specimen361
collection procedure pursuant to sections 2151.315, 2152.74, and362
2901.07 of the Revised Code, of performing DNA analysis of those363
DNA specimens, and of entering the resulting DNA records into the364
DNA database pursuant to section 109.573 of the Revised Code. All365

       (2) All costs paid pursuant to section 2743.70 of the Revised366
Code, the portions of license reinstatement fees mandated by367
division (L)(2)(b) of section 4511.191 of the Revised Code to be368
credited to the fund, the portions of the proceeds of the sale of369
a forfeited vehicle specified in division (D)(2) of section370
4503.234 of the Revised Code, payments collected by the department371
of rehabilitation and correction from prisoners who voluntarily372
participate in an approved work and training program pursuant to373
division (C)(8)(b)(ii) of section 5145.16 of the Revised Code, and374
all moneys collected by the state pursuant to its right of375
subrogation provided in section 2743.72 of the Revised Code shall376
be deposited in the fund.377

       (B) In making an award of reparations, the attorney general378
shall render the award against the state. The award shall be379
accomplished only through the following procedure, and the380
following procedure may be enforced by writ of mandamus directed381
to the appropriate official:382

       (1) The attorney general shall provide for payment of the383
claimant or providers in the amount of the award.384

       (2) The expense shall be charged against all available385
unencumbered moneys in the fund.386

       (3) If sufficient unencumbered moneys do not exist in the387
fund, the attorney general shall make application for payment of388
the award out of the emergency purposes account or any other389
appropriation for emergencies or contingencies, and payment out of390
this account or other appropriation shall be authorized if there391
are sufficient moneys greater than the sum total of then pending392
emergency purposes account requests or requests for releases from393
the other appropriations.394

       (4) If sufficient moneys do not exist in the account or any395
other appropriation for emergencies or contingencies to pay the396
award, the attorney general shall request the general assembly to397
make an appropriation sufficient to pay the award, and no payment398
shall be made until the appropriation has been made. The attorney399
general shall make this appropriation request during the current400
biennium and during each succeeding biennium until a sufficient401
appropriation is made. If, prior to the time that an402
appropriation is made by the general assembly pursuant to this403
division, the fund has sufficient unencumbered funds to pay the404
award or part of the award, the available funds shall be used to405
pay the award or part of the award, and the appropriation request406
shall be amended to request only sufficient funds to pay that part407
of the award that is unpaid.408

       (C) The attorney general shall not make payment on a409
decision or order granting an award until all appeals have been410
determined and all rights to appeal exhausted, except as otherwise411
provided in this section. If any party to a claim for an award of412
reparations appeals from only a portion of an award, and a413
remaining portion provides for the payment of money by the state,414
that part of the award calling for the payment of money by the415
state and not a subject of the appeal shall be processed for416
payment as described in this section.417

       (D) The attorney general shall prepare itemized bills for418
the costs of printing and distributing the pamphlet the attorney419
general prepares pursuant to section 109.42 of the Revised Code.420
The itemized bills shall set forth the name and address of the421
persons owed the amounts set forth in them.422

       (E) As used in this section, "DNA analysis" and "DNA423
specimen" have the same meanings as in section 109.573 of the424
Revised Code.425

       Sec. 2901.07.  (A) As used in this section:426

       (1) "DNA analysis" and "DNA specimen" have the same meanings427
as in section 109.573 of the Revised Code.428

       (2) "Jail" and "community-based correctional facility" have429
the same meanings as in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code.430

       (3) "Post-release control" has the same meaning as in section431
2967.01 of the Revised Code.432

       (B)(1) A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a433
felony offense listed in division (D) of this section and who is434
sentenced to a prison term or to a community residential sanction435
in a jail or community-based correctional facility pursuant to436
section 2929.16 of the Revised Code, and a person who is convicted437
of or pleads guilty to a misdemeanor offense listed in division438
(D) of this section and who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment439
shall submit to a DNA specimen collection procedure administered440
by the director of rehabilitation and correction or the chief441
administrative officer of the jail or other detention facility in442
which the person is serving the term of imprisonment. If the443
person serves the prison term in a state correctional institution,444
the director of rehabilitation and correction shall cause the DNA445
specimen to be collected from the person during the intake process446
at the reception facility designated by the director. If the447
person serves the community residential sanction or term of448
imprisonment in a jail, a community-based correctional facility,449
or another county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or450
multicounty-municipal detention facility, the chief administrative451
officer of the jail, community-based correctional facility, or452
detention facility shall cause the DNA specimen to be collected453
from the person during the intake process at the jail,454
community-based correctional facility, or detention facility. In455
accordance with division (C) of this section, the director or the456
chief administrative officer shall cause the DNA specimen to be457
forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and458
investigation no later than fifteen days after the date of the459
collection of the DNA specimen. The DNA specimen shall be460
collected in accordance with division (C) of this section.461

       (2) If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to an462
offense listed in division (D) of this section, is serving a463
prison term, community residential sanction, or term of464
imprisonment for that offense, and does not provide a DNA specimen465
pursuant to division (B)(1) of this section, prior to the person's466
release from the prison term, community residential sanction, or467
imprisonment, the person shall submit to, and the director of468
rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer469
of the jail, community-based correctional facility, or detention470
facility in which the person is serving the prison term, community471
residential sanction, or term of imprisonment shall administer, a472
DNA specimen collection procedure at the state correctional473
institution, jail, community-based correctional facility, or474
detention facility in which the person is serving the prison term,475
community residential sanction, or term of imprisonment. In476
accordance with division (C) of this section, the director or the477
chief administrative officer shall cause the DNA specimen to be478
forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and479
investigation no later than fifteen days after the date of the480
collection of the DNA specimen. The DNA specimen shall be481
collected in accordance with division (C) of this section.482

       (3) If a person serving a term of imprisonment, prison term,483
or community residential sanction for a felonycommitting an484
offense listed in division (D) of this section is on probation, is485
released on parole, under transitional control, or on another type486
of release, or is on post-release control, if the person is under487
the supervision of a probation department or the adult parole488
authority, if the person is sent to jail or is returned to a jail,489
community-based correctional facility, or state correctional490
institution for a violation of the terms and conditions of the491
probation, parole, transitional control, other release, or492
post-release control, if the person was or will be serving a term493
of imprisonment, prison term, or community residential sanction494
for committing an offense listed in division (D) of this section,495
and if the person did not provide a DNA specimen pursuant to496
division (B)(1) or (2) of this section, the person shall submit497
to, and the director of rehabilitation and correction or the chief498
administrative officer of the jail or community-based correctional499
facility shall administer, a DNA specimen collection procedure at500
the jail, community-based correctional facility, or state501
correctional institution in which the person is serving the term502
of imprisonment, prison term, or community residential sanction.503
In accordance with division (C) of this section, the director or504
the chief administrative officer shall cause the DNA specimen to505
be forwarded to the bureau of criminal identification and506
investigation no later than fifteen days after the date of the507
collection of the DNA specimen. The DNA specimen shall be508
collected from the person in accordance with division (C) of this509
section.510

       (C) AIf the DNA specimen is collected by withdrawing blood511
from the person or a similarly invasive procedure, a physician,512
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, duly licensed clinical513
laboratory technician, or other qualified medical practitioner514
shall collect in a medically approved manner the DNA specimen515
required to be collected pursuant to division (B) of this section.516
If the DNA specimen is collected by swabbing for buccal cells or a517
similarly noninvasive procedure, this section does not require518
that the DNA specimen be collected by a qualified medical519
practitioner of that nature. No later than fifteen days after the520
date of the collection of the DNA specimen, the director of521
rehabilitation and correction or the chief administrative officer522
of the jail, community-based correctional facility, or other523
county, multicounty, municipal, municipal-county, or524
multicounty-municipal detention facility, in which the person is525
serving the prison term, community residential sanction, or term526
of imprisonment shall cause the DNA specimen to be forwarded to527
the bureau of criminal identification and investigation in528
accordance with procedures established by the superintendent of529
the bureau under division (H) of section 109.573 of the Revised530
Code. The bureau shall provide the specimen vials, mailing tubes,531
labels, postage, and instructions needed for the collection and532
forwarding of the DNA specimen to the bureau.533

       (D) The director of rehabilitation and correction and the534
chief administrative officer of the jail, community-based535
correctional facility, or other county, multicounty, municipal,536
municipal-county, or multicounty-municipal detention facility537
shall cause a DNA specimen to be collected in accordance with538
divisions (B) and (C) of this section from a person in its custody539
who is convicted of or pleads guilty to any of the following540
offenses:541

       (1) A violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11,542
2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, or2911.01, 2911.02,543
2911.11, or 2911.12 of the Revised Code;544

       (2) A violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it545
existed prior to September 3, 1996;546

       (3) An attempt to commit a violation of section 2903.01,547
2903.02, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, or 2907.05 of the Revised Code548
or to commit a violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as549
it existed prior to September 3, 1996;550

       (4) A violation of any law that arose out of the same facts551
and circumstances and same act as did a charge against the person552
of a violation of section 2903.01, 2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01,553
2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, or2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11,554
or 2911.12 of the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or555
amended or as did a charge against the person of a violation of556
section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to557
September 3, 1996, that previously was dismissed or amended;558

       (5) A violation of section 2905.02 or 2919.23 of the Revised559
Code that would have been a violation of section 2905.04 of the560
Revised Code as it existed prior to July 1, 1996, had it been561
committed prior to that date;562

       (6) A sexually oriented offense, as defined in section563
2950.01 of the Revised Code, if, in relation to that offense, the564
offender has been adjudicated as being a sexual predator, as565
defined in section 2950.01 of the Revised Code;566

       (7) A conspiracy to commit a violation of section 2903.01,567
2903.02, 2905.01, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the568
Revised Code;569

       (8) Complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01,570
2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05,571
2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the Revised Code or a572
violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed573
prior to September 3, 1996.574

       (E) The director of rehabilitation and correction or a chief575
administrative officer of a jail, community-based correctional576
facility, or other detention facility described in division (B) of577
this section in relation to the following offenses is not required578
to comply with this section until the superintendent of the bureau579
of criminal identification and investigation gives agencies in the580
criminal justice system, as defined in section 181.51 of the581
Revised Code, in the state official notification that the state582
DNA laboratory is prepared to accept DNA specimens of that nature:583

        (1) A violation of section 2903.11, 2911.01, 2911.02, or584
2911.12 of the Revised Code;585

        (2) An attempt to commit a violation of section 2903.01 or586
2903.02 of the Revised Code;587

        (3) A violation of any law that arose out of the same facts588
and circumstances and same act as did a charge against the person589
of a violation of section 2903.11, 2911.01, 2911.02, or 2911.12590
of the Revised Code that previously was dismissed or amended;591

        (4) A conspiracy to commit a violation of section 2903.01,592
2903.02, 2905.01, 2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the593
Revised Code;594

        (5) Complicity in committing a violation of section 2903.01,595
2903.02, 2903.11, 2905.01, 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05,596
2911.01, 2911.02, 2911.11, or 2911.12 of the Revised Code or a597
violation of section 2907.12 of the Revised Code as it existed598
prior to September 3, 1996.599

       Section 2. That existing sections 109.573, 2152.74, 2743.191,600
and 2901.07 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.601

       Section 3.  Section 109.573 of the Revised Code is presented602
in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am.603
Sub. S.B. 179 and Am. Sub. S.B. 180 of the 123rd General Assembly.604
The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division605
(B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be606
harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds607
that the composite is the resulting version of the section in608
effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in609
this act.610