California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 290.7

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 475, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.

The Department of Corrections shall provide samples of blood and saliva taken from a prison inmate pursuant to the DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of 1998 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 295) of Title 9 of Part 1 of the Penal Code) to the county in which the inmate is to be released if the county maintains a local DNA testing laboratory.

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Cal. Pen. Code § 290.7 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/pen/part-1-of-crimes-and-punishments/title-9-of-crimes-against-the-person-involving-sexual-assault-and-crimes-against-public-decency-and-good-morals/chapter-5-5-sex-offenders/section-290.7

Other sections in Chapter 5.5 - Sex Offenders

§ 290§ 290.001§ 290.002§ 290.003§ 290.004§ 290.005§ 290.006§ 290.007§ 290.008§ 290.009…§ 290.85§ 290.9§ 290.95§ 291§ 291.1§ 291.5§ 292§ 293§ 293.5§ 294

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