Colorado § 18-1-1103 Duty to preserve DNA evidence

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-1-1103 — Duty to preserve DNA evidence

Colorado § 18-1-1103

Title 18Criminal

Art.Provisions Applicable to

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1-1103 (2026).

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(1)A law enforcement agency that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation of a felony that does not result in or has not resulted in charges being filed shall preserve the DNA evidence for the length of the statute of limitations for the felony crime that was investigated.

(2)Except as provided in sections 18-1-1105 to 18-1-1107, a law enforcement agency that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation that results in a conviction listed in section 18-1-1102 (1) shall preserve the DNA evidence for the life of the defendant who is convicted.

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(1) A law enforcement agency
that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation of a felony that
does not result in or has not resulted in charges being filed shall preserve the DNA
evidence for the length of the statute of limitations for the felony crime that was
investigated.

(2) Except as provided in sections 18-1-1105 to 18-1-1107, a law enforcement
agency that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation that
results in a conviction listed in section 18-1-1102 (1) shall preserve the DNA evidence
for the life of the defendant who is convicted.