Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Forensic Science
 
Board
Forensic Science Board
 
chapter
DNA Data Bank Regulations [6 VAC 40 ‑ 60]
Action DNA Data Bank Regulations
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 1/23/2009
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11/28/08  1:08 pm
Commenter: Thundar

Reject the rule, it does not do enough to protect the privacy of Virginians
 

The privacy of citizens of the commonwealth is not assured by this regulation.  There should be very strict regulations on the verification of law enforcement requests.

The definition of Law enforcement and investigation is very loose.  There should be very vigorous and restrictive definitions for both federal and out of state law enforcement. 

Fax requests should not be permitted. 

Federal and other state requests should only be provided when a warrant is provided to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The regulation should ensure

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