§ 29-16-3. Definitions

As used in the DNA Identification Act: A. “ administrative center ” means the part of a law enforcement agency crime laboratory that participates in the national DNA index system and that administers and operates the DNA identification system; B. “ CODIS ” means the federal bureau of investigation's national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by forensic DNA laboratories; C. “ covered offender ” means any person: (1) convicted of a felony offense as an adult pursuant to state, federal or military law; (2) convicted as an adult pursuant to youthful offender or serious youthful offender proceedings under the Children's Code 1 or pursuant to comparable or equivalent proceedings under state, federal or military law; or (3) required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act; 2 D. “ department ” means the department of public safety; E. “ DNA ” means deoxyribonucleic acid as the basis of human heredity; F. “ DNA identification system ” means the DNA identification system established pursuant to the DNA Identification Act; G. “ DNA oversight committee ” means the DNA identification system oversight committee; H. “ DNA records ” means the results of DNA testing and related information; I. “ DNA testing ” means a forensic DNA analysis that includes restriction fragment length polymorphism, polymerase chain reaction or other valid methods of DNA typing performed to obtain identification characteristics of samples; J. “ fund ” means the DNA identification system fund; K. “ missing persons DNA identification system ” means the missing persons DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act; L. “ sample ” means a sample of biological material sufficient for DNA testing; and M. “ sex offender DNA identification system ” means the sex offender DNA identification system established by the DNA Identification Act.