Iowa § 81.4 - 81.4 Collecting, submitting, analyzing, identifying, and storing DNA samples and DNA
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§ 81.4. 81.4 Collecting, submitting, analyzing, identifying, and storing DNA samples and DNA
records. 1. The division of criminal investigation shall adopt rules for the collection, submission, analysis, identification, storage, and disposition of DNA records. 2. A supervising agency having control, custody, or jurisdiction over a person shall collect a DNA sample from a person required to submit a DNA sample. The supervising agency shall collect a DNA sample, upon admittance to the pertinent institution or facility, of the person required to submit a DNA sample or at a determined date and time set by the supervising agency. If a person required to submit a DNA sample is confined at the time a DNA sample is required, the person shall submit a DNA sample as soon as practicable. If a person required to submit a DNA sample is not confined after the person is required to submit a DNA sample, the supervising agency shall determine the date and time to collect the DNA sample. 3. A person required to submit a DNA sample who refuses to submit a DNA sample may be subject to contempt proceedings pursuant to chapter 665 until the DNA sample is submitted. 4. The division of criminal investigation shall conduct DNA profiling on a DNA sample or may contract with a private entity to conduct the DNA profiling. 2005 Acts, ch 158, §4, 19 Referred to in §81.1, 81.2, 81.5, 229A.7, 232.52, 669.14 Wed Dec 10 22:30:29 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 81.4 (17, 0)
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Section 81.4 ("81.4 Collecting, submitting, analyzing, identifying, and storing DNA samples and DNA") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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