§ 15A-266.12. Confidentiality of records.
§ 15A‑266.12. Confidentiality of records.
(a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All DNA profilesand samples submitted to the SBI pursuant to this Article shall be treated asconfidential except as provided in G.S. 15A‑266.8.
(b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Only DNA recordsand samples that directly relate to the identification of individuals shall becollected and stored. These records and samples shall solely be used as a partof the criminal justice system for the purpose of facilitating the personalidentification of the perpetrator of a criminal offense; provided that inappropriate circumstances such records may be used to identify potentialvictims of mass disasters or missing persons. (1993, c. 401, s. 1; 2003‑376, s. 4.)