N.M. Admin. Code § 10.14.200.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 10.14.200.7 - DEFINITIONS
A. "Administrative center" means the part of a national DNA index system qualified New Mexico crime laboratory that administers and operates the DNA identification system and is governed by the DNA oversight committee.
B. "Analysis" means DNA profile generation.
C. "Arrestee" for purposes of DNA sample collection means any person as described in Subsection A of 29-3-10 NMSA 1978.
D. "Buccal cell" means cells from the interior linings of the cheek and gum in a liquid or semiliquid form.
E. "CODIS" means the federal bureau of investigation's national DNA index system for storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by designated forensic or database DNA laboratories.
F. "Collection kit" see Subsection N of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
G. "Core loci" means the minimal chromosomal locations designated as being required for a known DNA profile to be considered complete by the board of the national DNA index system, and consistent with the federal DNA Identification Act of 1994 and subsequent federal laws.
H. "Covered offender" for purposes of fee assessment means any person convicted of a felony offense, committed after July 1, 1997, and as defined by Subsection C of 29-16-3 NMSA 1978 and as described in Paragraphs (1) through (3) of Subsection A of 29-16-6 NMSA 1978.
I. "Covered offender" for purposes of DNA sample collection means any person as defined by Subsection C of 29-16-3 and Subsection A of 29-16-6 NMSA 1978.
J. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
K. "DNA Identification Act" means Sections 29-16 -1 to 29-16-13 NMSA 1978, and any subsequent amendments or additions to these sections, the law that authorizes the DNA identification system and the DNA oversight committee.
L. "DNA identification system" means the system established pursuant to the DNA Identification Act.
M. "DNA oversight committee" means the DNA identification system oversight committee.
N. "DNA sample collection kit" means a group of materials assembled or gathered for the collection of DNA samples.
O. "FTA card" means an FTA collection card, a card of blotter paper designed for the collection of liquid or semiliquid biological samples or any other device designed for the collection of liquid or semiliquid biological samples.
P. "Head of the administrative center" means the authorized person who supervises the day-to-day operations of the administrative center.
Q. "Identification system" see Subsection L of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
R. "In writing" see Subsection Z of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
S. "Kit" see Subsection N of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
T. "Records" means the results of DNA collection, analysis, testing, and other related information.
U. "Sample" means a sample of biological material sufficient for DNA testing.
V. "Sample collection kit" see Subsection N of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
W. "Sample profile hit" means a match of the examined loci as determined by the servicing forensic DNA laboratory that has undergone a defined level of confirmatory processes and reviews sufficient to allow the issuance of a letter of notification to the servicing forensic DNA laboratory and the reporting of statistical information to the federal bureau of investigation.
X. "Sample profile match" means a match of the examined loci as determined by the servicing forensic laboratory that has not yet undergone the processes described in Subsection W. of 10.14.200.7 NMAC.
Y. "Secured" means limited and controlled access only by authorized personnel including use of protection and safety devices such as restricted space access, physical locks and keys, passwords, encryption, firewalls etc. to safeguard any and all functions of that equipment or facility that may be determined to be necessary.
Z. "Written" means a document that is hand or typewritten on paper and includes the use of facsimile copies, computer or other electronically generated or scanned, traceable documents that can be subsequently printed.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.14.200.7

3/1/1998; 10.14.200.7 NMAC - Rn & A, 10 NMAC 14.200.7, 5/1/2000; A, 7/1/2003; A, 7/1/2005; A, 12/29/2006; A, 5/15/2007; A, 4/30/2008; A, 5/14/2009; A, 6/30/2011, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 18, September 30, 2016, eff. 9/30/2016