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Lov om ændring af rets­plej­e­loven (Genetisk slægts­forsk­ning som ef­ter­forsk­nings­mid­del i politiet)

Act · L 197 (2024-25) · Lov nr. 725 af 20.06.2025 · Justitsministeriet

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Official title (in Danish)Lov om ændring af retsplejeloven (Genetisk slægtsforskning som efter­for­sknings­mid­del i politiet)

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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: Retsinformation.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Formålet med lovforslaget er at tilvejebringe en særskilt retlig ramme for politiets anvendelse af genetisk slægtsforskning som efter­for­sknings­mid­del i dansk politi. Det foreslås, at politiet kan anvende genetisk slægtsforskning som led i efterforskning af en lovovertrædelse, hvis 1. der er bestemte grunde til at antage, at dna-sporet stammer fra gerningspersonen, 2. efterforskningen angår terror, voldtægt, drab eller en overtrædelse af straffeloven af særdeles alvorlig karakter, og 3. efter­for­skningsskridtet må antages at være af afgørende betydning for efterforskningen. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 10 April 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
  2. Passed · 11 June 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
  3. Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
  4. In force · 1 July 2025
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet