Malaysia legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Where an intimate sample or a non-intimate sample has been taken in accordance with this Act from a person reasonably suspected of having committed an offence and—
(a)
investigations reveal that he was not involved in the commission of any offence;
(b)
the charge against him in respect of any offence is withdrawn;
(c)
he is discharged by a court of an offence with which he has been charged, at trial or on appeal;
(d)
he is acquitted of an offence with which he has been charged, at trial or on appeal; or
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(e)
he is not charged in any court for any offence within a period of one year from the date of taking of such sample from him, the Head of DNA Databank shall, within six months of so being notified by the Officer in Charge of a Police District of the fact referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e), remove the DNA profile and any information in relation thereto of such person from the DNA Databank.