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C.R.S. § 18-1-1103 — Duty to preserve DNA evidence.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 11: PRESERVATION OF DNA EVIDENCE, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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C.R.S. § 18-1-1103Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) A law enforcement agency that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation of a felony that does not result in or has not resulted in charges being filed shall preserve the DNA evidence for the length of the statute of limitations for the felony crime that was investigated. (2) Except as provided in sections 18-1-1105 to 18-1-1107, a law enforcement agency that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation that results in a conviction listed in section 18-1-1102 (1) shall preserve the DNA evidence for the life of the defendant who is convicted.

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