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§ 29-16-6.1 NMSA 1978

Reimbursement of costs

Known as the DNA Identification Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (17 sections).

Laws 2003, ch. 256, § 2.

A. When the DNA testing of samples listed in Section 29-16-6 NMSA 1978 is required, the administrative center shall be reimbursed for the costs of the sample collection and DNA testing:

(1) of unidentified persons by the investigating law enforcement agency;

(2) of unidentified human remains by the state medical investigator or by the investigating law enforcement agency; and

(3) for relatives of, or known reference samples from, a missing person by the relatives of the missing person or by the investigating law enforcement agency.

B. Reimbursements shall be deposited in the fund.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.