New Mexico § 29-16-13 DNA identification system fund created; purposes

New Mexico Statutes

§ 29-16-13 — DNA identification system fund created; purposes

New Mexico § 29-16-13

Ch. 29Law Enforcement

Art. 16DNA Identification

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-16-13 (2026).

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A.The "DNA identification system fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all money received by appropriation, gift or grant, all DNA fees collected pursuant to Section 29-16-11 NMSA 1978 and all investment income from the fund.

B.Money and investment income in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the fund. Money and investment income in the fund is appropriated to the administrative center for expenditure in fiscal year 1998 and subsequent fiscal years for the purposes provided in this section.

C.The fund shall be used to implement the purposes of the DNA Identification Act, including paying the expenses incurred by the administrative center and all other reasonable expenses. Money in the fund may be us

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A. The "DNA identification system fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of all money received by appropriation, gift or grant, all DNA fees collected pursuant to Section 29-16-11 NMSA 1978 and all investment income from the fund. B. Money and investment income in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the fund. Money and investment income in the fund is appropriated to the administrative center for expenditure in fiscal year 1998 and subsequent fiscal years for the purposes provided in this section. C. The fund shall be used to implement the purposes of the DNA Identification Act, including paying the expenses incurred by the administrative center and all other reasonable expenses. Money in the fund may be used for loans or grants of money, equipment or personnel to any law enforcement agency, correctional facility, jail, detention facility, judicial agency, the public defender department or the office of the medical investigator, upon approval of the DNA oversight committee.