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Re:How DNA Site 23andMe Outed Parents Who Gave Up Their Firs... by shrike on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @05:53PM (#3984227)
In California they collect DNA at arrest, not conviction. Your DNA can be collected and stored in CODIS without your ever having been convicted of a crime.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/eff-again-reminds-cour...

http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/296.1.html

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Re:How DNA Site 23andMe Outed Parents Who Gave Up Their Firs... by jack-r-abbit on Wednesday May 16, 2012 @07:17PM (#3984577)
I read somewhere that you can petition to have it removed once charges are dropped. Not ideal since that sounds like a hassle. But it is an option nonetheless.
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