The answer: A concern over the legal and policy implications of taking DNA on arrest.

You’re invited to this important special event:

JLF/Federalist Society Bi-Monthly Law & Public Policy Luncheon
with our special guest

Sarah Preston, Policy Director, ACLU of North Carolina

The Legal and Policy Implications of Taking DNA on Arrest

Thursday, July 01, 2010
12:00 PM, Noon

The John Locke Foundation, 200 W Morgan St., Raleigh, NC 27601

Price: $10.00

The North Carolina legislature is considering a bill that would require law enforcement to collect DNA samples from individuals who are arrested. What are the privacy implications of such an action and how is it different from fingerprinting arrestees? What Fourth Amendment issues are there and what have courts said on this matter? This presentation will address these issues and other critical questions regarding this controversial practice.

In this brief interview, Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation director of legal and regulatory studies, explains his opposition to House Bill 1403, which would require law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from people charged with certain felonies.