A.A. v. Attorney General

The opinion of the court was delivered by

GRALL, J.A.D.

This appeal is from a final order in a declaratory judgment action concerning the constitutionality of the DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994 (the Act), N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.17 to -20.28, as amended by L. 2003, c. 183, § 1. The Act establishes a databank and database consisting of biological samples and DNA profiles of certain offenders. N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.20g, h; N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.21. Its purpose is to provide “an important tool in criminal investigations and in deterring and detecting recidivist acts.” N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.18.

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Plaintiffs, A.A.,…