# 28 CFR § 28.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 28 CFR § 28.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 28—Judicial Administration > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE > PART 28—DNA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM > Subpart A—Qualifying Federal Offenses for Purposes of DNA Sample Collection

## Text

Section 3 of Pub. L. 106-546 directs the collection, analysis, and indexing of a DNA sample from each individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons or under the supervision of a probation office who is, or has been, convicted of a qualifying Federal offense. Subsection (d) of that section states that the offenses that shall be treated as qualifying Federal offenses are any felony and certain other types of offenses, as determined by the Attorney General.
[Order No. 2753-2005, 70 FR 4767, Jan. 31, 2005]

## Nearby sections

- [28 CFR § 28.1 § 28.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.1.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.2 § 28.2 Determination of offenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.2.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.11 § 28.11 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.11.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.12 § 28.12 Collection of DNA samples.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.12.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.13 § 28.13 Analysis and indexing of DNA samples.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.13.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.21 § 28.21 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.21.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.22 § 28.22 The requirement to preserve biological evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.22.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.23 § 28.23 Evidence subject to the preservation requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.23.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.24 § 28.24 Exceptions based on the results of judicial proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.24.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.25 § 28.25 Exceptions based on a defendant's conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.25.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.26 § 28.26 Exceptions based on the nature of the evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.26.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.27 § 28.27 Non-preemption of other requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.27.md)
- [28 CFR § 28.28 § 28.28 Sanctions for violations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-28-28.28.md)

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