New Mexico § 29-16-3 Definitions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 29-16-3 — Definitions

New Mexico § 29-16-3

Ch. 29Law Enforcement

Art. 16DNA Identification

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-16-3 (2026).

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As used in the DNA Identification Act: A. "administrative center" means the part of a law enforcement agency crime laboratory that participates in the national DNA index system and that administers and operates the DNA identification system; B. "CODIS" means the federal bureau of investigation's national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by forensic DNA laboratories; C. "covered offender" means any person:

(1)convicted of a felony offense as an adult pursuant to state, federal or military law;

(2)convicted as an adult pursuant to youthful offender or serious youthful offender proceedings under the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978] or pursuant to comparable or equivalent proceedings under state, federal or military law; or (3) required to register as

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As used in the DNA Identification Act: A. "administrative center" means the part of a law enforcement agency crime laboratory that participates in the national DNA index system and that administers and operates the DNA identification system; B. "CODIS" means the federal bureau of investigation's national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by forensic DNA laboratories; C. "covered offender" means any person: (1) convicted of a felony offense as an adult pursuant to state, federal or military law; (2) convicted as an adult pursuant to youthful offender or serious youthful offender proceedings under the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978] or pursuant to comparable or equivalent proceedings under state, federal or military law; or (3) required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act [Chapter 29, Article 11A NMSA 1978]; D. "department" means the department of public safety; E. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid as the basis of human heredity; F. "DNA identification system" means the DNA identification system established pursuant to the DNA Identification Act; G. "DNA oversight committee" means the DNA identification system oversight committee; H. "DNA records" means the results of DNA testing and related information; I. "DNA testing" means a forensic DNA analysis that includes restriction fragment length polymorphism, polymerase chain reaction or other valid methods of DNA typing performed to obtain identification characteristics of samples; J. "fund" means the DNA identification system fund; K. "missing persons DNA identification system" means the missing persons DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act; L. "sample" means a sample of biological material sufficient for DNA testing; and M. "sex offender DNA identification system" means the sex offender DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act.