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Title 10A - CORRECTIONSChapter 14 - INMATE HYGIENE AND GROOMING; USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INMATE IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS; HOUSEKEEPING AND SANITATION; CLOTHING, BEDDING, AND LAUNDRY
Subchapter 3A - DNA IDENTIFICATION AND SAMPLE COLLECTION
Section 10A:14-3A.1 - DNA identification and sample collection

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:14-3A.1

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 10A:14-3A.1 - DNA identification and sample collection
(a) Designated staff of the Department of Corrections shall conduct inmate DNA sample collection for identification, analysis and storage pursuant to the DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994 (see 53:1-20.1 7 et seq.).
(b) Inmates shall be subject to DNA sample collection upon commencement of incarceration and/or prior to release from custody, and as otherwise required by judicial proceedings, order of the court or law.
(c) In the event that an inmate refuses to promptly provide a required DNA sample, the inmate shall be subject to disciplinary action, and the DNA sample shall be collected as mandated by judicial proceedings, order of the court or law.
(d) In accordance with 53:1-20.2 2, as determined by designated Departmental staff, no inmate DNA sample shall be collected when the Division of State Police has previously received a DNA sample from the inmate which was adequate for successful analysis and identification.
(e) The Administrator or designee shall ensure that inmate DNA samples collected in accordance with 53:1-20.1 7 et seq. and a State of New Jersey DNA Databank Specimen Submission Form are forwarded to the designated forensic laboratory for identification, analysis and reposit pursuant to the DNA Database and Databank Act of 1994 (see 53:1-20.1 7 et seq.)

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:14-3A.1

Amended by R.2007 d.94, effective 4/2/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 5306(a), 39 N.J.R. 1311(b).
In (a) and (e), inserted "see"; in (a), substituted "Designated staff of the" for "The"; and in (e), inserted "and a State of New Jersey DNA Databank Specimen Submission Form".