Oklahoma § 22-1373.1 - Definitions

§ 22-1373.1. Definitions

As used in the Postconviction DNA Act:

1. "Biological material" means the contents of a sexual assault

evidence collection kit as well as any item that contains or

includes blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingernail

scrapings or parings, bone, bodily fluids or other identifiable

biological material that was collected as part of the criminal

investigation or may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate

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any person for an offense and that may be suitable for forensic DNA

testing. This definition applies whether the material was

catalogued separately including, but not limited to, on a swab, a

slide or on any other evidence;

2. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid;

3. "Document" or "documents" means any tangible thing upon

which any expression, communication or representation has been

recorded by any means and includes any writing, electronic writing,

recording, drawing, map, graph or chart, photograph and other data

compilation in the actual or constructive possession, custody, care

or control of the government which pertains directly or indirectly

to any matter relevant to the issues in a criminal case; and

4. "Guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the

legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal

relationship exists because of the age of the convicted person or

because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted

person.

Added by Laws 2013, c. 317, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2013.