context: The legislature's purpose in amending the law was to fund the collection of samples and the maintenance and operation of DNA databases, which, the legislature had repeatedly found, were important tools in criminal investigations in excluding individuals who are the subject of investigations or prosecutions, in detecting recidivist acts, and in identifying missing persons and unidentified human remains.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 740 F.3d 1128, 1135
citation_a.parenthetical: $100 annual registration fee imposed on sex offenders convicted in Wisconsin did not violate prohibition against ex post facto laws because the fee was intended to compensate the state for the expense of maintaining the sex offender registry
citation_a.sentence: Id. at 251; Commonwealth v. Derk, 895 A.2d 622, 627 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006) (Pennsylvania legislature did not intend to punish when it enacted law requiring certain defendants to submit DNA sample and pay mandatory fee of $250 because the intent of the law was "to promote public safety and more effective law enforcement"); see also Mueller v. Raemisch, 740 F.3d 1128, 1135 (7th Cir. 2014) ($100 annual registration fee imposed on sex offenders convicted in Wisconsin did not violate prohibition against ex post facto laws because the fee was intended to compensate the state for the expense of maintaining the sex offender registry).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 895 A.2d 622, 627
citation_b.parenthetical: Pennsylvania legislature did not intend to punish when it enacted law requiring certain defendants to submit DNA sample and pay mandatory fee of $250 because the intent of the law was "to promote public safety and more effective law enforcement"
citation_b.sentence: Id. at 251; Commonwealth v. Derk, 895 A.2d 622, 627 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006) (Pennsylvania legislature did not intend to punish when it enacted law requiring certain defendants to submit DNA sample and pay mandatory fee of $250 because the intent of the law was "to promote public safety and more effective law enforcement"); see also Mueller v. Raemisch, 740 F.3d 1128, 1135 (7th Cir. 2014) ($100 annual registration fee imposed on sex offenders convicted in Wisconsin did not violate prohibition against ex post facto laws because the fee was intended to compensate the state for the expense of maintaining the sex offender registry).