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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="2-501" title_number="2" title_name="Department of State Police" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Statewide Dna Database System">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Burglary” includes the crimes enumerated in §§ 6–202, 6–203, and 6–204 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“CODIS” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “Combined DNA Index System” that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records submitted by federal, state, and local forensic DNA laboratories.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“CODIS” includes the national DNA index administered and operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Crime Laboratory” means the Forensic Sciences Division of the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “crime of violence” has the meaning stated in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Crime of violence” does not include mayhem.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Director” means the Director of the Crime Laboratory or the Director’s designee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“DNA record” means DNA information stored in CODIS or the statewide DNA database system.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“DNA record” includes the information commonly referred to as a DNA profile.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“DNA sample” means a body fluid or tissue sample that is:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>provided by an individual who is convicted of a felony or a violation of § 6–205 or § 6–206 of the Criminal Law Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provided by an individual who is charged with:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a crime of violence or an attempt to commit a crime of violence; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>burglary or an attempt to commit burglary; or</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>submitted to the statewide DNA database system for testing as part of a criminal investigation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Statewide DNA database system” means the DNA record system administered by the Department for identification purposes.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“Statewide DNA repository” means the State repository of DNA samples collected under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
