Indiana § 35-38-7-19 - Favorable results of postconviction testing
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 35-38-7-19 — Favorable results of postconviction testing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-38-7-19. Favorable results of postconviction testing
Sec. 19. Notwithstanding any law that would bar a trial as untimely, if the results of postconviction DNA testing and analysis are favorable to the person who was convicted of the offense, the court shall order any of the following:
(1) Upon motion of the prosecuting attorney and good cause shown, order retesting of the identified biological material and stay the petitioner's motion for a new trial pending the results of the DNA retesting.
(2) Upon joint petition of the prosecuting attorney and the petitioner, order the release of the person.
(3) Order a new trial or any other relief as may be appropriate under Indiana law or court rule.
As added by P.L.49-2001, SEC.2.
IC 35-38-8Chapter 8. RepealedRepealed by P.L.159-2013, SEC.3; P.L.109-2015, SEC.51; P.L.109-2015, SEC.52; P.L.109-2015, SEC.53.
IC 35-38-9Chapter 9. Sealing and Expunging Conviction Records
35-38-9-0.5"Collateral action" 35-38-9-0.6Effect of chapter; supplemental order of expungement due to change in laws; convictions relating to commercial motor vehicles 35-38-9-1Expunging arrest records 35-38-9-2Expunging misdemeanor convictions 35-38-9-3Expunging minor Class D and Level 6 felony convictions 35-38-9-4Expunging certain less serious felony convictions 35-38-9-5Expunging certain serious felony convictions; consent of prosecutor required 35-38-9-6Effect of expunging misdemeanor and minor Class D and Level 6 felony convictions 35-38-9-7Effect of expunging serious and less serious felony convictions 35-38-9-8Petition to expunge conviction records 35-38-9-8.5Expungement of certain offenses punishable by an indeterminate sentence 35-38-9-9Duties of court in ruling on expungement petitions 35-38-9-9.5Collateral action in a different county 35-38-9-10Unlawful discrimination against a person whose record has been expunged; exceptions 35-38-9-11Waiver of expungement in a plea agreement invalid 35-38-9-12Penalties for disclosing an expunged conviction
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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