28 CFR § 812.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t28/s812.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "28 CFR § 812.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 28
title_name: "Judicial Administration"
section_number: "812.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COURT SERVICES AND OFFENDER SUPERVISION AGENCY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"
part_number: "812"
part_name: "COLLECTION AND USE OF DNA INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 106-546 (114 Stat. 2726)."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 54100, Aug. 21, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "812"
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# 812.1 Purpose.

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (“CSOSA”) cooperates with other federal agencies to ensure that DNA samples from offenders are appropriately furnished to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) for DNA analysis. The results of the DNA analyses are to be included in the Combined DNA Index System (“CODIS”).