OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY

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party consent is not obtained, then authorization of OCDA shall be obtained prior to any IGG-related laboratory analysis. 14.00DA should be consulted prior to seeking a Search Warrant based upon information obtained during IGG. 15. If IGG results in the identification of a potential suspect as an investigative lead and STIR DNA testing confirms the identity, the Investigating Agency will take all reasonable steps to pursue and complete the investigation and submit the case to OCDA for filing consideration in a timely manner. 16. No offender name obtained as a result of IGG will be released until all parties to this MOU have conferred and agree that an arrest warrant is imminent and the case has been referred to OCDA for a filing decision, or in the case of a deceased offender, all parties agree that releasing the offender's name is appropriate. USE OF INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY DATA 17. The Investigating Agency and OCDA will use data obtained from IGG only to identify a suspect or human remains, or to exonerate an innocent person, and for no other purpose. 18.Once the Investigating Agency has identified a suspect as a result of IGG and has confirmed that identification by STIR DNA testing through a legally -obtained DNA sample, the Investigating Agency will download a copy of all Information uploaded to a genealogical website and remove the crime scene forensic unknown DNA and account profile from the genealogical website. The crime scene forensic unknown SNP profile shall be maintained by the Investigating Agency or by the OCCL. 19. The Investigating Agency and OCDA will make all reasonable efforts to protect the Identity and privacy of third parties. Any third party reference samples, profiles, account information, including personal identifying information, and data used for IGG purposes shall be destroyed by the Investigating Agency, after consultation with OCDA and the issuance of an appropriate judicial order, unless the third party consents to the continual inclusion of their reference sample, profile, account information, and data in the genealogical websites. 20. The Investigating Agency agrees that, so long as consistent with the law, and in order to protect privacy, it will not include in any warrant or probable cause declaration, the full name, email address or other personal identifying Information of any person identified through IGG as a possible relative of the unknown, putative perpetrator. However, if such information is necessary to establish probable cause, then OCDA will request that the warrant or probable cause declaration be sealed pursuant to California Rule of Court 2.550, People v. Hobbs (1994) 7 CalAth 948 and Evidence Code Section 1040. Further, personal identifying information, including but not limited to full names, addresses, and telephone numbers of third parties identified through IGG, will be released only if accompanied by a protective order, pursuant to court order or as required by law. OCDA IGG MOU 3.3.2020