[§844D-63]  Limitations on civil and
criminal liability.  (a)  Persons authorized to draw blood or obtain
samples or print impressions under this chapter for the data bank or database
shall not be civilly or criminally liable either for withdrawing blood when
done in accordance with medically accepted procedures, or for obtaining buccal
swab samples by scraping inner cheek cells of the mouth, or print impressions
when performed in accordance with standard professional practices.



(b)  There shall be no civil or criminal cause
of action against any law enforcement agency or the department, or any employee
thereof, for a mistake in confirming a person's or sample's qualifying status
for inclusion within the database or data bank or in placing an entry in a data
bank or a database.



(c)  The failure of the department or local law
enforcement to comply with this chapter shall not invalidate an arrest, plea,
conviction, or disposition. [L 2005, c 112, pt of §1]