New Mexico Statutes Chapter 30. Criminal Offenses § 30-9-19. Sexual assault; law enforcement agency policies; submission of DNA samples by law enforcement and laboratories

(1) prescribes how the agency handles a sample of biological material collected pursuant to a medical examination of a sexual assault victim who reported the sexual assault to law enforcement that is received by the agency;

(2) provides how the agency prioritizes a sample for DNA testing by the agency's servicing laboratory; and

(3) requires the agency to send a sample of biological material collected pursuant to a medical examination of a sexual assault victim who reported the sexual assault to law enforcement to that agency's servicing laboratory for DNA testing as soon as practicable after receiving the sample and, in all cases, within thirty days of the agency's receipt of the sample.

(1) “administrative center” means the law enforcement agency or unit that administers and operates the DNA identification system pursuant to the provisions of the DNA Identification Act;

(2) “biological material” means material that is derived from a human body and includes bodily fluids, hair and skin cells;

(3) “CODIS” means the federal bureau of investigation's “combined DNA index system”, a national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by forensic DNA laboratories;

(4) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid;

(5) “DNA testing” means a forensic DNA analysis that includes restriction fragment length polymorphism, polymerase chain reaction or other valid methods of DNA typing performed to obtain identification characteristics of samples; and

(6) “sample” means a sample of biological material sufficient for DNA testing.