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2012 Utah Code
Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Article 10 - Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Act
Section 403.5 - Definitions.

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UT Code ยง 53-10-403.5 (2012)
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53-10-403.5. Definitions.

As used in Sections 53-10-403, 53-10-404, 53-10-404.5, 53-10-405, and 53-10-406:

(1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Forensic Services.

(2) "Conviction" means:

(a) a verdict or conviction;

(b) a plea of guilty or guilty and mentally ill;

(c) a plea of no contest; or

(d) the acceptance by the court of a plea in abeyance.

(3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(4) "DNA specimen" or "specimen" means a sample of a person's saliva or blood.

(5) "Final judgment" means a judgment, including any supporting opinion, concerning which all appellate remedies have been exhausted or the time for appeal has expired.

(6) "Violent felony" means any offense under Section 76-3-203.5.


Amended by Chapter 405, 2010 General Session

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