1. (a) As used in this section, "DNA analysis" means an identification process in which the unique genetic code of an individual that is carried by the individual's deoxyribonucleic acid
2. (DNA) is compared to genetic codes carried in DNA found in bodily substance samples obtained by a law enforcement agency in the exercise of the law enforcement agency's investigative function.

3. (b) As used in this section, "immediate family member" means, with respect to a particular dead person, an individual who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who is one (1) of the following:

   1. (1) The dead person's spouse.
   2. (2) The dead person's child.
   3. (3) The dead person's parent.
   4. (4) The dead person's grandparent.
   5. (5) The dead person's sibling.

4. (c) The coroner shall make a positive identification of a dead person unless extraordinary circumstances described in subsection (d) exist. In making a positive identification, the coroner shall determine the identity of a dead person by one (1) of the following methods:

   1. (1) Fingerprint identification.
   2. (2) DNA analysis.
   3. (3) Dental record analysis.
   4. (4) Positive identification by at least one (1) of the dead person's immediate family members if the dead person's body is in a physical condition that would allow for the dead person to be reasonably recognized.
5. (d) For the purposes of subsection (c), extraordinary circumstances exist if, after a thorough investigation, the coroner determines that identification of the dead person is not possible under any of the four
6. (4) methods described in subsection (c).

As added by P.L.157-2007, SEC.4.