P.R. Laws tit. 34, § 4001
The following words and phrases shall have the meaning stated below, except when the context indicates otherwise:
(a) DNA Data Bank.— The Commonwealth depository of DNA records included in a registration system, administered by the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences, to be used exclusively for criminal identification.
(b) CODIS.— Combined DNA Index system (Indice Combinado de ADN) administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and created by the “DNA Identification Act of 1994”, 42 U.S.C. §§ 14131 et seq., as amended, which allows the storage and exchange of data entered in the DNA Banks, furnished by the state jurisdictions of the United States and Puerto Rico.
(c) Director.— The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Sciences.
(d) DNA.— Deoxyribonucleic Acid located in the nucleate cells, which provides the genetic profile of a person and can be used for forensic identification.
(e) FBI.— The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(f) Institute.— The Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Science, created by virtue of §§ 3001 et seq. of this title.
(g) Board.— The Governing Board of the Puerto Rico Institute of Forensic Science.
(h) DNA forensic laboratory.— The laboratory which performs the extraction, analysis and matching of DNA from a sample.
(i) Sample.— The amount of blood, tissue or bodily fluids extracted from any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, or any biological evidence furnished to a DNA forensic laboratory or to the Institute for storage or analysis.
(j) Records.— The information of the final results of the analysis of the samples by a DNA forensic laboratory and stored in the DNA Data Bank and CODIS in order to generate research guidelines, support the statistical interpretation of DNA test results, or assist in criminal identification.
History —July 24, 1998, No. 175, § 3.