LD 1907
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Page 9 of 10 An Act To Amend the Law Governing DNA Testing LD 1907 Title Page
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LR 2904
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E. Specifying the disposition of any evidence that remains
after the completion of the DNA analysis;

 
F. Granting the petitioner additional discovery on matters
related to the DNA analysis or the underlying conviction or
sentence, including, but not limited to, documents
pertaining to the criminal investigation or the identities
of other suspects; or

 
G. Directing the State to place any unidentified DNA
profile obtained from postjudgment of conviction DNA
analysis into the state DNA database and state DNA data
bank;

 
12. It eliminates the requirement that the petitioner prove
that only the perpetrator of the crime or crimes for which the
petitioner was convicted could be the source of the DNA evidence;

 
13. It allows the petitioner to appeal, as a matter of right,
the court's denial of the motion for DNA analysis;

 
14. It allows the petitioner or the State, as a matter of
right, to appeal an order of the court made after the hearing
conducted due to DNA analysis results favorable to the
petitioner;

 
15. It allows successive motions for DNA analysis to be
brought if the petitioner asserts new or different grounds for
relief, including, but not limited to, factual, scientific or
legal arguments not previously presented or the availability of
more advanced DNA analysis technology; and

 
16. It allows a convicted person and the State to consent to
and conduct postjudgment of conviction DNA analysis without
filing a motion before the court. The process following the
completion of DNA analysis is the same as if the DNA analysis had
been ordered by the court.


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