Good v. Superior Court

Opinion

MARCHIANO, P. J.

Proposition 69, the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act of 2004, substantially expanded the range of persons who must submit DNA samples to the state’s forensic identification databank. The expansion included misdemeanants who must *1499register as sex offenders pursuant to Penal Code former section 290.1 In this case we hold that Proposition 69 requires misdemeanants who must register as sex offenders to provide DNA samples, regardless of whether the conviction triggering the registration requirement occurred before or after the 2004 passage of…