A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the issuance to certain persons of judicial orders to appear for the purpose of conducting nontestimonial identification procedures, and for other purposes.

Summary

Authorizes judicial officers to issue orders requiring a person to submit to nontestimonial identification procedures. Provides that the order must be based on an affidavit which sets out probable cause to believe an offense has been committed, that the person named committed the offense even though probable cause to arrest is lacking and that specified nontestimonial identification procedures would be of material aid in determining whether the person named in the affidavit committed the offense. Asserts that the court order would require the person to appear at a reasonable time and place to undergo undergo the specified identification procedures. Provides that nontestimonial identification procedures shall be conducted expeditiously where it appears that such person may flee or destroy the nontestimonial evidence. Defines "nontestimonial identification" as including fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, measurements, blood specimens, urine specimens, saliva samples, hair samples, handwriting exemplars, voice samples, photographs and lineups. (Adds 18 U.S.C. 3505)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 January 1973

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