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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 465
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that during which the State must preserve certain scientific identification
evidence; making stylistic changes; declaring that the provisions of this Act are
not severable; making this Act subject to a certain contingency; providing for the
termination of this Act; and generally relating to DNA testing, the preservation
of scientific identification evidence, and the DNA Technology Fund.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article 88B - Department of State Police
Section 12A
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
Section 4-301 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 3. DNA Technology Fund"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Criminal Procedure
Section 8-201(i)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Volume)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article 88B - Department of State Police
12A.
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) "CODIS" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Combined
DNA Index System" that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted
by state and local forensic DNA laboratories.
(3) "Crime Laboratory" means the Crime Laboratory Division of the
Department of State Police.
(4) "Director" means the Director of the 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 Department of State Police or CODIS and includes that
information commonly referred to as a DNA profile.
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