CODIS DNA Collection Removal and Expungement

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About us

Korody Law is based out of Jacksonville, Florida and is composed of retired and former Navy and Marine Corps JAG lawyers who have more than 70 years combined military service. We are the trusted law firm all military law matters including military investigations, courts-martial, adverse administrative actions, security clearances, and discharge upgrades.

Founder

Patrick Korody

Patrick Korody has more than 20 years of military service as a JAG officer and is an expert in military law.  As a law student he worked at NCIS headquarters.  Since he started Korody Law, he has successfully removed dozens of DNA profiles from CODIS and obtained criminal history records expungements for current and former service members who were subject titled in military investigations.

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If military law enforcement took your DNA for entry into the CODIS DNA database, call Korody for a free consultation about removing your DNA.

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Have you been arrested and had your DNA taken by law enforcement?

The U.S. Government may be storing your DNA profile for later use in criminal investigations. We remove DNA profiles from CODIS.

who We Represent

We represent current and former military personnel, federal employees, government contractors, and other individuals who had his or her DNA taken by military law enforcement but were never convicted of a felony.

Our Mission

Remove your DNA from federal DNA databases, namely the Combined DNA Index System. The removal process includes obtaining proof that our client was never convicted and filing the appropriate paperwork with military authorities.

How Do I know If my DNA Was Submitted to CODIS?

If buccal swabs (large Q-tip in the mouth) were taken from your mouth and you were fingerprinted by military law enforcement, it is highly likely your DNA was submitted to CODIS. Military regulations allow for DNA submission before any charges or a conviction.

How long does it take to remove a DNA Profile from CODIS?

It depends. To battle government bureaucracy takes time. Generally we are able to get our client's DNA removed in less than 6 months.

Law enforcement, especially military law enforcement like NCIS, OSI, CID, and CGIS, have taken hundreds of thousands of DNA swabs from “arrestee” mouths and submitted them to the United States Army Criminal Investigations Laboratory (USACIL) for DNA analysis and tracking in the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), a huge, searchable DNA database that law enforcement (local, state, and federal) can access at a later time. It currently stores over 12 million DNA profiles.

When the CODIS DNA database was initially developed, it was limited to those who had been CONVICTED of a felony sex offense. However, the law was changed and now permits submission simply based on an innocent arrest, regardless if the person is ever charged or subsequently convicted. Law enforcement can later, without a warrant, use a DNA profile in CODIS to accuse someone of committing a crime.

At Korody Law, we believe in limiting the amount of information the government maintains on innocent persons. Contact Korody Law today for a consultation to see if you are eligible to have your DNA profile expunged from CODIS.