CA Measure proposes to Create DNA Database -

• Collecting and Keeping DNA From Anyone Charged or Arrested on Susupicion of a Felony

Buried in a nondescript office park in this East Bay suburb of San Francisco lies the high-tech future of law enforcement. It's a future full of promise for catching more criminals -- and, civil libertarians fear, full of potential for Big Brother-like abuse. Californians on Nov. 2 will decide whether to greatly expand the collection of DNA samples, not only from convicted criminals but from anyone arrested on suspicion of committing a felony starting in 2009. Those who are never charged or are eventually found innocent would have to petition a judge to have their genetic fingerprints removed from the statewide database. Juveniles would be added to the database for any felony conviction, and their DNA would stay on record even if their file is sealed after they turn 18.  Unlike some other states, California would retain the raw samples indefinitely, though the initiative would bar investigators from using the intricate life codes for any purpose other than matching criminal to crime. [more ]