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RSA 651-D:1 · Definitions

Title
LXII: CRIMINAL CODE
Chapter
651-D · POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING
Status
current
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651-D:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:

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I.

"Department" means the department of safety.

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II.

"Division" means the division of state police, department of safety.

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III.

"DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

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IV.

"DNA sample" means a blood, tissue, or hair follicle sample provided by any person or submitted to the division for analysis or storage or both.

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V.

"Investigating agency" means the law enforcement agency that investigated a case resulting in a conviction in which biological material was collected as evidence during the course of the investigation. Source. 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.

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Source. 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004.

Source history

  • 2004, 239:1, eff. June 15, 2004

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    court may dismiss the petition. V. Nothing in this section is intended to supersede the standard for granting a motion for new trial as set out in RSA 526:1. For DNA evidence, RSA 651-D shall be followed. VI. When a petition for a new trial of a criminal conviction is being considered by the court, the state shall, upon request, reactivate victim services for the victim of the crime being reinvesti