The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a California law allowing police to take a DNA sample from anyone arrested on a felony charge. The American Civil Liberties Union argued that this broad law threatens privacy rights, but the 9th Circuit rejected this argument and applied reasoning from a recent Supreme Court decision upholding a similar Maryland law.
However, the Maryland law permits collection only from those charged with a serious felony and after a judge finds probable cause they've committed a crime, whereas California allows collection at the point of arrest. The ACLU plans to challenge the law further.
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_25384632/california-dna-collection-law-upheld
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