WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 458

(4)      "DIRECTOR" MEANS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARYLAND STATE
POLICE CRIME LABORATORY OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE.

(5)      "DNA" MEANS DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID.

(6)      "DNA RECORD" MEANS DNA INFORMATION STORED IN THE
STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM OF THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE OR CODIS
AND INCLUDES THAT INFORMATION COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A DNA PROFILE.

(7)      "DNA SAMPLE" MEANS A BODY FLUID OR TISSUE SAMPLE PROVIDED
BY ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF A QUALIFYING CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR ANY BODY
FLUID OR TISSUE SAMPLE SUBMITTED TO THE STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM
FOR ANALYSIS PURSUANT TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

(8)      "QUALIFYING CRIME OF VIOLENCE" MEANS:

(I)       SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE, AS DEFINED IN A VIOLATION OF
ARTICLE 27, § 35A OF THE CODE THAT INVOLVES SEXUAL ABUSE;

(II)     RAPE IN THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE ANY DEGREE; OR

(III)    SEX OFFENSES A SEXUAL OFFENSE; IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR
THIRD DEGREE.

(IV) SODOMY;

(V) UNNATURAL OR PERVERTED SEXUAL PRACTICES;

(VI) AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT ANY OF THE AFORESAID OFFENSES;

OR

OFFENSES.

(VII) ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO COMMIT THE AFORESAID

(9)      "STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM" MEANS THE DNA RECORD
SYSTEM ADMINISTERED BY THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE FOR IDENTIFICATION
PURPOSES.

(10)    "STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY" MEANS THE STATE REPOSITORY OF
DNA SAMPLES COLLECTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

(11)    "SUPERINTENDENT" MEANS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
MARYLAND STATE POLICE.

(B) THERE IS CREATED WITHIN THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE CRIME
LABORATORY DIVISION A STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM.

(1) THE SYSTEM SHALL BE THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL DNA
TESTING INFORMATION AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.

(2) THE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIME LABORATORY SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR:

(I) ADMINISTERING AND MANAGING THE SYSTEM;
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