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Where Juli's bill becomes law, those arrested on felony charge will be required them to give a DNA sample along with fingerprints and mugshots;



Juli's Law to Require DNA Collection After Arrest
Feb. 16, 2009

"A new proposed law would require law enforcement officials to collect DNA evidence from every suspect arrested in a felony case involving another person, such as rape, sexual assault, battery, domestic battery, kidnapping and burglary.The bill is named for Juli Busken, a Benton native who was killed in 1996 while attending the University of Oklahoma. Her killer was found in 2004 because of DNA evidence.

The bill also has the backing of John Ramsey, the father of JonBenet Ramsey, the six year old found murdered in her home also in 1996. John Ramsey now lives in Little Rock...

...Mary Jean Busken says members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives will soon vote on their version of this bill, also called Juli's Law. Read more atarkansasmatters.com."