[§844D-64]  Processing of offender
specimens.  (a)  To ensure expeditious and economical processing of
offender specimens and samples for inclusion in the FBI's Combined DNA Index
System and the state DNA database and data bank identification program, the
department is authorized to contract with other laboratories, whether public or
private, including law enforcement laboratories, that have the capability of
fully analyzing offender specimens or samples within sixty days of receipt, for
the anonymous forensic identification testing of specimens and samples as
provided in this chapter and in accordance with the quality assurance
requirement established by the FBI for its Combined DNA Index System.



(b)  Contingent upon the availability of
sufficient funds, the department shall immediately contract with other
laboratories, whether public or private, including law enforcement
laboratories, for the anonymous forensic identification testing of offender
reference specimens or samples and any arrestee reference specimens or samples
collected pursuant to section 844D-31(a), as provided in subsection (a) of this
section and in accordance with the quality assurance requirements established
by the FBI for its Combined DNA Index System for any specimens or samples that are
not fully analyzed and uploaded into the Combined DNA Index System database
within six months of the receipt of the reference specimens or samples by the
department. [L 2005, c 112, pt of §1]