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§ 29-16-9 NMSA 1978

Enforcement

Known as the DNA Identification Act

The act spans §§ 29–29 (17 sections).

Laws 1997, ch. 105, § 9; 2006, ch. 104, § 7.

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition a district court for an order requiring a covered offender or a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this 2006 act [ 29-3-10 NMSA 1978] to:

(1) provide a sample; or

(2) provide a sample by alternative means if the covered offender or person will not cooperate.

B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the collection of samples by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the collection of samples of covered offenders.

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.