Colorado § 18-1-416 - Results of the DNA test.
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§ 18-1-416. Results of the DNA test.
(1) Notwithstanding any law or rule of procedure that bars a motion for postconviction review as untimely or successive, a petitioner may use the results of a DNA test ordered pursuant to section 18-1-413 as the grounds for filing a motion for postconviction review pursuant to section 18-1-410 and the Colorado rules of criminal procedure.
(1.5) If forensic DNA testing ordered provides a favorable result to the petitioner, the court shall schedule a hearing within thirty days after the result to determine the appropriate relief to be granted. Based on the results of the testing and any evidence or other information presented at the hearing, the court shall enter an order within thirty days after the hearing that serves the interests of justice, including, but not limited to, an order setting aside or vacating the petitioner's judgment of conviction.
(2) The testing laboratory shall make the results of a DNA test ordered pursuant to section 18-1-413 available to the combined DNA index system and to any Colorado, federal, or other law enforcement DNA databases.
(3) The court shall ensure compliance with the notification procedures and rights afforded to victims provided for in sections 24-4.1-301 to 24-4.1-305.
Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 817, § 1, effective August 6. L. 2023: (1) amended and (1.5) and (3) added, (HB 23-1034), ch. 15, p. 46, § 6, effective October 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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