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Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-38-7-14

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 14. (a) If a petition for DNA testing and analysis is filed under this chapter:

(1) except as provided in IC 35-33-5-5(g), the court shall order the state to preserve during the pendency of the proceeding all evidence in the state's possession or control that could be subjected to DNA testing and analysis for the later of:

(A) twenty (20) years from the date of the defendant's conviction;  or

(B) the period of the defendant's incarceration.

(2) the state shall:

(A) prepare an inventory of the evidence in the possession or control of the state that could be subjected to DNA testing and analysis;  and

(B) submit a copy of the inventory to defense counsel and the court;  and

(3) if evidence is intentionally destroyed after the court orders its preservation, the court may impose appropriate sanctions.

(b) In the event that DNA testing and analysis required under this chapter results in a vacated conviction, all biological evidence shall continue to be preserved in accordance with IC 35-33-5-5(g), and for the latest of the following:

(1) Twenty (20) years from the date the conviction was vacated.

(2) The period of time the defendant is incarcerated for a subsequent conviction.

(3) The remainder of the statute of limitations for the offense.

However, the obligation to preserve biological evidence does not apply to a DNA sample taken from the defendant whose conviction was vacated.

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