Montana § 44-6-103 Collection Of Samples And Maintenance Of Data

Montana Statutes

§ 44-6-103 — Collection Of Samples And Maintenance Of Data

Montana § 44-6-103

Title 44LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 44-6-103 (2026).

Text

44-6-103 . Collection of samples and maintenance of data.

(1)Following entry of judgment, a person convicted of a felony offense, a youth found under 41-5-1502 to have committed a sexual or violent offense, a defendant ordered under 46-18-202 to provide a biological sample for DNA testing, a person required to register as a sexual or violent offender under 46-23-504 , or an adult offender convicted in another state and sentenced to death or imprisonment for more than 1 year who is subject to supervision by the department of corrections pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision provided for in 46-23-1115 shall provide a biological sample for DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person. The sample must be provided to the department

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44-6-103 . Collection of samples and maintenance of data. (1) Following entry of judgment, a person convicted of a felony offense, a youth found under 41-5-1502 to have committed a sexual or violent offense, a defendant ordered under 46-18-202 to provide a biological sample for DNA testing, a person required to register as a sexual or violent offender under 46-23-504 , or an adult offender convicted in another state and sentenced to death or imprisonment for more than 1 year who is subject to supervision by the department of corrections pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision provided for in 46-23-1115 shall provide a biological sample for DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person. The sample must be provided to the department of corrections if the person is incarcerated in a facility administered by the department of corrections. If the person is not incarcerated in a facility administered by the department of corrections, the sample must be provided to a person or entity designated by the county sheriff.
(2) The biological sample must be collected, stored, and sent by the department of corrections or the person or entity designated by the county sheriff under subsection (1) to the department for entry in the DNA identification index in accordance with rules adopted by the department with the advice of the department of public health and human services.
(3) The offender is responsible, if able to pay, for the cost of the collection of the sample. The fees charged for the collection may not exceed the actual costs of collection.
(4) The forensic DNA laboratory may perform DNA analysis only for those markers that have value for law enforcement identification purposes.
(5) The knowing refusal or failure to provide a biological sample under this part is grounds for revocation of a suspended or deferred imposition of sentence.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 3, Ch. 251, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 147, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 565, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 125, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2013.