North Carolina will become the 24th state to pass legislation to collect DNA on arrest.  Rep. Wil Neumann pushed his bill to the very end of the session.  It was passed in the final moments of the NC legislative session.  The bill will now move on to the Governor for signature.  Governor Bev Perdu has been a strong supporter of this legislation along with the Attorney General.

The NC bill includes not only felony crimes, but some misdemeanors.  Studies show that certain misdemeanors are commit...
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