New Mexico § 29-16-9 Enforcement

New Mexico Statutes

§ 29-16-9 — Enforcement

New Mexico § 29-16-9

Ch. 29Law Enforcement

Art. 16DNA Identification

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-16-9 (2026).

Text

A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition a district court for an order requiring a covered offender or a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978] to:

(1)provide a sample; or (2) provide a sample by alternative means if the covered offender or person will not cooperate. B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the collection of samples by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the collection of samples of covered offenders.

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A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition a district court for an order requiring a covered offender or a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978] to: (1) provide a sample; or (2) provide a sample by alternative means if the covered offender or person will not cooperate. B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the collection of samples by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the collection of samples of covered offenders.