N.M. Stat. § 29-16-8
Confidentiality; disclosure and dissemination of DNA
records.
A. DNA records and samples are confidential and shall not be disclosed except as
authorized in the DNA Identification Act pursuant to the rules and regulations developed
and adopted by the DNA oversight committee.
B. The administrative center shall make DNA records available for identification,
comparison and investigative purposes to local, state and federal law enforcement
agencies and the state medical investigator pursuant to the rules developed and
adopted by the DNA oversight committee. The administrative center may disseminate
statistical or research information derived from samples and DNA testing if all personal
identification is removed pursuant to the rules developed and adopted by the DNA
oversight committee.
C. To minimize duplicate sample collection and testing, the administrative center
may make information available, by secure electronic methods, to local, state and
federal law enforcement agencies, the corrections department, jails and detention
facilities for the purpose of verifying whether a sample has been collected from a
specific individual. Information provided under this subsection shall not include DNA
testing results.