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TCA 40-30-313

Payment for analysis

FELONYFelony

What does this charge mean?

This statute addresses payment responsibilities for DNA analysis in post-conviction cases, including when the state or the petitioner bears the cost.

Penalty Details

ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
If an order is issued requiring a DNA analysis be paid on behalf of a petitioner pursuant to this part, then the payment shall be made from funding provided for indigent defendants’ counsel as set forth within the annual appropriations act. The payment shall be made only after receipt by the administrative director of the courts of a certified copy of the order and only upon receipt of a bill from the laboratory that conducted the analysis. The bill shall set forth the name of the petitioner, the date the analysis was performed, the amount of the bill, and the name and address of the laboratory to which payment is to be made.
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TCA Section40-30-313