No Evidence Ignored Act; enact

Summary

The bill requires the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to forward any forensic database matches—like DNA or fingerprint hits—to the agency that submitted the evidence and to the relevant prosecutor. Prosecutors must assess each hit within 30 days, notify victims, and if the hit could exonerate a convicted person, inform the inmate, an innocence organization, and take appropriate action. It aims to prevent important forensic evidence from being ignored, enhancing public safety and reducing wrongful convictions.

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