The department may not collect or use a DNA sample from a child in the managing conservatorship of the department for any purpose without:

1. (1) the written consent of an adult having actual care, control, and possession of the child as the child's primary caregiver; or
2. (2) a court order.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 5149), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.