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HRS §844D-36

DNA and fingerprint collection from adults returning to custody

Adults who are returned to a state correctional or receiving institution after being on parole, furlough, or other release must provide DNA samples and fingerprints if they have a qualifying conviction and their DNA is not already on file. Juveniles are exempt. The collection happens at the institution.

The statute, as written — Collection from parole violators and others returned to custody

A person, except for any juvenile, shall provide buccal swab samples and print impressions and, if required by the collecting agency's rules or internal regulations, blood specimens or other biological samples, at a state correctional or other receiving institution, if: (1) The person has been released on parole, furlough, or other release for any offense or crime, whether or not set forth in section 844D‑31, and is returned to a state correctional or other institution for a violation of a condition of the person's parole, furlough, or other release, or for any other reason; (2) The person has a record of any past or present conviction of a qualifying offense described in section 844D‑31 or has a record of any past or present conviction or adjudication in any other court, including any state, federal, or military court, of any offense that, if committed or attempted in this State, would have been punishable as an offense described in section 844D‑31; and (3) The person's blood specimens or buccal swab samples, and print impressions authorized by this chapter are not in the possession of the department's DNA laboratory or have not been recorded as part of the state DNA database and data bank identification program.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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