Karnes v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNA.

OPINION BY

Judge SMITH-RIBNER.

Respondents Attorney General of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police (Respondents) 1 filed preliminary objections seeking dismissal of the petition for review filed by Roger J. Karnes (Petitioner) because it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 2 Petitioner is an inmate at SCI-Houtzdale, where he provided a DNA sample and his fingerprints at the end of 2002 or the beginning of 2003 pursuant to the Act of June 19, 2002, P.L. 394 (Act 57), which amended provisions of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-9812. 3 Petitioner seeks…