Bureau of
Forensic Services

Proposition 69 (DNA)

Forms & Instructions

Law Enforcement Info

  • Information Bulletin 12/15/08  PDF logo [PDF 94 kb / 5 pg] 1/1/2009 Expansion of States's DNA Data Bank Program: Collection of DNA Samples From All Adults Arrested for Any Felony Offense
  • Information Bulletin 03/15/05 PDF logo [PDF 44 kb / 7 pg] For law enforcement and other agencies regarding Proposition 69
  • Agency Responsibilities PDF logo [PDF 106 kb / 40 pg] Outlines responsibilities of agencies under Proposition 69

Laws/Regulations

DNA Database Contact Info

California Department of Justice Jan Bashinski DNA Laboratory Richmond, CA Email: PC296.PC296@doj.ca.gov

California voters in November 2004 passed Proposition 69, the "DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act  PDF logo [PDF 232 kb / 11 pg] to expand and modify state law regarding the collection and use of criminal offender DNA samples and palm print impressions.

The initiative gives the Attorney General's Office, California Department of Justice, and many other state and local agencies the responsibility of implementing the new law.

On this website, you will find information regarding implementation and the central features of Proposition 69, including the responsibilities of law enforcement agencies, the California courts, district attorneys, correctional agencies, federal correctional institutions and mental health and sex offender treatment facilities with respect to California's DNA database and Data Bank Program.

dna California DNA Data Bank Program Quarterly Report
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This quarterly report provides information on the number of samples received by the California Department of Justice since the beginning of the program, the number of samples received from the state Department of Corrections, the number of fully analyzed samples for inclusion in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Combined DNA Indexing System (CODIS) database, the number of profiles transferred to CODIS, the number of qualifying profiles entered into the California Department of Justice Databank from both persons and case evidence, and the number of "hits" and investigations aided by DNA evidence as reported to the National DNA Index System (NDIS). The report also confirms the accreditation status of California Department of Justice laboratories, participation in CODIS and includes an accounting of funds collected, expended, and disbursed pursuant to Proposition 69 (Penal Code section 295, subdivision (h).)

chart County DNA Identification Fund Annual Report 2007.
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This report compiles the annual reports filed by counties on the total amount of penalty assessments collected, allocated and expended by them for authorized programs to implement the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act. The county reports are required by Proposition 69. Annual Report 2006PDF logo [PDF 68 kb / 2 pg] Annual Report 2005, PDF logo [PDF 66 kb / 86 pg] Annual Report 2004 PDF logo [PDF 66 kb / 32 pg]

chart DNA Laboratory Monthly Statistics
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This report provides updates on the number of DNA samples added to the statewide data base, samples removed from the backlog and number of data base hits.

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