44-6-103. Collection of samples and maintenance of data. (1) Following entry of judgment, a person convicted of a sexual or violent offense or a youth found under 41-5-1502 to have committed a sexual or violent offense shall provide to a person or entity designated by the county attorney a sample of blood for DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person.
     (2) The blood sample must be collected, stored, and sent by the person or entity designated by the county attorney 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 forensic DNA laboratory may perform DNA analysis only for those markers that have value for law enforcement identification purposes.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 251, L. 1995.