RSA 651-C:4 Unauthorized Dissemination or Use of DNA Database Information; Obtaining DNA Samples Without Authority; Penalties.

I. Any person who, without authority, disseminates information contained in the DNA database shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Any person who disseminates, receives, or otherwise uses or attempts to use information in the database, knowing that such dissemination, receipt, or use is for a purpose other than as authorized by the provisions of this subdivision, shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Except as authorized by law, any person who, for purposes of having a DNA analysis performed, obtains or attempts to obtain any sample submitted to the forensic science laboratory for analysis shall be guilty of a class B felony.
II. The division may use DNA samples for forensic validation and forensic protocol development, provided that all personally identifying informat