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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.482DNA sample notice
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### sec.482 DNA sample notice
This section applies if a police officer—
starts or continues a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by arrest and intends to release the person under section 377 (2) (b) ; or
decides to start, or continues, a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by a notice to appear or complaint and summons;
and decides it is not necessary to immediately take a DNA sample from the person.
A police officer may, by written notice ( DNA sample notice ), require the person to report to a police officer at a stated police station or police establishment to enable a DNA sampler to take a DNA sample from the person.
A DNA sampler may take a DNA sample for DNA analysis from a person who attends at a police station or police establishment as required under a DNA sample notice.
s 482 ins 2000 No. 22 s 18
amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch
sub 2003 No. 49 s 10
amd 2014 No. 1 s 19
(sec.482-ssec.1) This section applies if a police officer— starts or continues a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by arrest and intends to release the person under section 377 (2) (b) ; or decides to start, or continues, a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by a notice to appear or complaint and summons; and decides it is not necessary to immediately take a DNA sample from the person.
(sec.482-ssec.2) A police officer may, by written notice ( DNA sample notice ), require the person to report to a police officer at a stated police station or police establishment to enable a DNA sampler to take a DNA sample from the person.
(sec.482-ssec.3) A DNA sampler may take a DNA sample for DNA analysis from a person who attends at a police station or police establishment as required under a DNA sample notice.
- (a) starts or continues a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by arrest and intends to release the person under section 377 (2) (b) ; or
- (b) decides to start, or continues, a proceeding for an indictable offence against an adult by a notice to appear or complaint and summons;