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1 person who is the subject of the forensic DNA analysis, that is
2 maintained by the center.
3 (5) "High-risk missing person" means:
4 (A) a person missing as a result of an abduction
5 by a stranger;
6 (B) a person missing under suspicious or unknown
7 circumstances; or
8 (C) a person who has been missing more than 30
9 days, or less than 30 days at the discretion of the investigating
10 agency, if there is reason to believe that the person is in danger
11 or deceased.
12 (6) "Law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement
13 agency primarily responsible for investigating a report of a
14 high-risk missing person.
15 Art. 63.052 [Sec. 1"O5.E-2]. ESTABLISHMENT OF DNA DATABASE
16 FOR MISSING OR UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS. (a) The board shall develop
17 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
18 a DNA database for any case based on the report of unidentified
19 human remains or a report of a high-risk missing person.
20 (b) The sole purpose of the database is to identify
21 unidentified human remains and high-risk missing persons.
22 (c) The database is separate from the database established
23 by the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411,
24 Government Code.
25 Art. 63.053 [&ec. 105.453]. INFORMATION STORED IN
26 DATABASE. (a) The database required in Article 63.052 [eC4tion
27 45452] may contain only DNA genetic markers that are commonly2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 651, Chapter 319, legislative document, June 17, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157854/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.