Maine Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Part 4 > Chapter 194 – DNA Data Base and Data Bank Act


§ 1571	Short title
§ 1572	Definitions
§ 1573	Responsibility for DNA identification record system; procedural compatibility with the FBI
§ 1574	Biological sample required for DNA analysis upon conviction or adjudication
§ 1575	Procedure for collection of biological sample for DNA analysis
§ 1576	Procedure for collection; conducting DNA analysis
§ 1577	DNA records
§ 1578	Unlawful dissemination

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Part 4 > Chapter 194 - DNA Data Base and Data Bank Act

Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
CODIS: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories and is derived from the Combined DNA Index System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Crime lab: means the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory located in Augusta. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
DNA: means deoxyribonucleic acid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
DNA analysis: means DNA typing tests that derive identification information specific to a person from that person's DNA. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
DNA record: means DNA identification information obtained from DNA analysis and stored in the state DNA data base or CODIS. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
DNA sample: means a biological sample provided by a person convicted or a juvenile adjudicated of one of the offenses listed in this chapter or submitted to the crime lab for analysis pursuant to a criminal investigation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
FBI: means the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
Juvenile: means any person who has not attained 18 years of age. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
State DNA data bank: means the repository of DNA samples maintained by the Chief of the State Police at the crime lab collected pursuant to this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
State DNA data base: means the DNA identification record system administered by the Chief of the State Police. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 25 Sec. 1572
United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72