WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 458

3. QUALITY CONTROL PURPOSES.

(2) (I) ONLY DNA RECORDS THAT DIRECTLY RELATE TO THE
IDENTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS SHALL BE COLLECTED AND STORED.

(II) THESE RECORDS SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION.

(F) (1) THE DNA RECORD OF IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS
RESULTING FROM THE DNA TESTING SHALL BE STORED AND MAINTAINED BY THE
CRIME LABORATORY IN THE STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM.

(2) THE DNA SAMPLE SHALL BE STORED AND MAINTAINED BY THE
CRIME LABORATORY IN THE STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY.

(G) PURSUANT TO RULES ADOPTED BY REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE
SUPERINTENDENT, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR:

(1) EACH DNA SAMPLE REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED UNDER THIS
SECTION FROM PERSONS IN INCARCERATION SHALL BE COLLECTED AT THE PLACE
OF INCARCERATION.

(2) DNA SAMPLES FROM PERSONS WHO ARE NOT SENTENCED TO A
TERM OF CONFINEMENT SHALL BE COLLECTED AT A PRISON OR DETENTION
FACILITY TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE SENTENCING COURT.

(3) DNA SAMPLES FROM PERSONS OTHERWISE UNDER THE

JURISDICTION OF THE DIVISION OF CORRECTION OR THE DIVISION OF PAROLE AND
PROBATION SHALL BE COLLECTED AT A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SPECIFIED BY
THE RESPECTIVE DIVISION.

(H) (1) DNA SAMPLES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS SHALL ONLY BE
COLLECTED BY A:

(I)      (1)     CORRECTIONAL HEALTH NURSE TECHNICIAN;

(II)    (2)     PHYSICIAN;

(III)   (3)     REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE;

(IV)   (4)     LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE;

(V)    (5)     LABORATORY TECHNICIAN; OR

(VI)    (6)     PHLEBOTOMIST; OR

(VII) ANY   OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKER WITH PHLEBOTOMY

TRAINING.

(2) A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT DNA SAMPLES SHALL BE
IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF COLLECTING THE SAMPLE IF THE
COLLECTING WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RECOGNIZED MEDICAL

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