Maine § 25 §1574 Biological sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication

Maine Statutes

§ 25 §1574 — Biological sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication

Maine § 25 §1574

Title 25INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 4STATE POLICE

Ch. 194DNA DATA BASE AND DATA BANK ACT

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 25, § 25 §1574 (2026).

Text

1.Conviction subsequent to effective date. A person convicted, on or after January 1, 1996 and before October 1, 2001, of a crime listed in subsection 4 or a person convicted on or after October 1, 2001, of a crime listed in subsection 5 shall submit to having a DNA sample taken and at the time of sentencing the court shall enter an order directing that the DNA sample be taken. If the convicted person's sentence includes a straight term of imprisonment or a split term of imprisonment, the DNA sample may be taken at any time following the commencement of the straight term or initial unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment. If the convicted person's sentence includes a period of probation but no immediate imprisonment, the DNA sample may be taken at any time following commencement o

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1.
Conviction subsequent to effective date.
A person convicted, on or after January 1, 1996 and before October 1, 2001, of a crime listed in subsection 4 or a person convicted on or after October 1, 2001, of a crime listed in subsection 5 shall submit to having a DNA sample taken and at the time of sentencing the court shall enter an order directing that the DNA sample be taken. If the convicted person's sentence includes a straight term of imprisonment or a split term of imprisonment, the DNA sample may be taken at any time following the commencement of the straight term or initial unsuspended portion of the term of imprisonment. If the convicted person's sentence includes a period of probation but no immediate imprisonment, the DNA sample may be taken at any time following commencement of the probation period as directed by the probation officer. If the convicted person's sentence includes a period of probation, the court may attach the duty to submit to having a DNA sample taken as a condition of probation.
2.
Conviction prior to effective date.
A person convicted and incarcerated prior to January 1, 1996, as a result of a conviction for a crime listed in subsection 4, must have a DNA sample taken before release from the corrections system.
3.
Juvenile offenders.
3-A.
Juveniles.
A juvenile adjudicated on or after October 1, 2003 of a juvenile crime that, if committed by an adult, would constitute an offense listed in subsection 6 is subject to the requirements of this section.
4.
Applicable offenses for persons convicted after January 1, 1996 and before October 1, 2001.
This section applies to a person convicted after January 1, 1996 and before October 1, 2001 of one or more of the following offenses or an attempt of one or more of the following offenses:
5.
Applicable offenses for persons convicted on or after October 1, 2001.
Except as provided in paragraph G‑1, this section applies to a person convicted on or after October 1, 2001 of one or more of the following offenses or an attempt of one or more of the following offenses:
6.
Applicable offenses for juveniles adjudicated on or after October 1, 2003.
This section applies to a juvenile adjudicated on or after October 1, 2003 of committing a juvenile crime that, if committed by an adult, would constitute one or more of the following offenses or an attempt of one or more of the following offenses:

Legislative History

PL 1995, c. 457, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 608, §§2,3 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 325, §§1-5 (AMD). RR 2003, c. 1, §§23,24 (COR). PL 2003, c. 393, §3 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 597, §5 (AMD).