SECTION 375:30-1-2. Definitions


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  •   The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
    "CODIS" means the Combined DNA Index System and refers to the entire network of databases that house DNA profiles (offender, forensic, missing person, etc.). There are three levels of CODIS, including the Local DNA Index System (LDIS), the State DNA Index System (SDIS) and the National DNA Index System (NDIS). NDIS is the National DNA Index System which is maintained by the FBI and contains DNA profiles uploaded from participating state laboratories.CODIS means the Combined DNA Index System and refers to the entire network of databases that house DNA profiles (offender, forensic, missing person, etc.). There are 3 levels of CODIS, including the Local DNA Index System (LDIS), the State DNA Index System (SDIS) and the National DNA Index System (NDIS). NDIS is the National DNA Index System which is maintained by the FBI and contains DNA profiles uploaded from participating state laboratories.
    "CODIS laboratory" means the databasing unit of the OSBI Laboratory.
    "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
    "DNA laboratory" means the DNA unit of any OSBI Laboratory doing casework.
    "DNA offender sample" means a biological sample from person identified in OS 74-150-27a.
    "DNA profile" means the collective results of all DNA identification tests from an individual's DNA sample.
    "DNA record" means all DNA identification information database or SDIS stored in the State CODIS database or SDIS.
    "DNA sample" means a biological sample submitted to the OSBI DNA laboratories for the purpose of conducting DNA tests in order to obtain a DNA profile.
    "DOC" means the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
    "Offender" means a person who has been identified required to submit a DNA sample in 74 Oklahoma Statutes, Section 150.27a.
    "OSBI" means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
    "Prisoner" means a person who is supervised by DOC, or any division thereof, and is in inmate status.
    "Sample submission card" means a piece of paper or cardboard which is a suitable medium for preserving biological samples for laboratory analysis, and which is provided to law enforcement agencies by OSBI.
    "Stain card" means a piece of paper or cardboard which is a suitable medium for preserving biological samples, in the form of stains, for laboratory analysis.
    "State DNA database" means DNA information collected by OSBI from the State DNA databank the repository of DNA profiles collected from crime scene evidence, missing person's cases, and/or offendersmeans the repository of DNA profiles collected from crime scene evidence, missing person's cases, and/or offenders.
[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 3021, eff 7-11-96; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1871, eff 7-31-10]