Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 63.059 · Subchapter B. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT FORT WORTH MISSING PERSONS DNA DATABASE
PROTOCOL FOR OBTAINING SAMPLES RELATING TO HIGH-RISK MISSING PERSONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The law enforcement agency shall take DNA samples from parents or other appropriate persons under Article 63.057 in any manner prescribed by the center.
(b) The center shall develop a model kit to be used by a law enforcement agency to take DNA samples from parents or other appropriate persons.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Transferred from Education Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 105 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 319 (S.B. 651), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.
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