(a) An inmate of the institutional division shall provide one or more blood samples or other specimens taken by or at the request of the institutional division for the purpose of creating a DNA record if the inmate:
- (1) is ordered by a court to give the sample or specimen; or
- (2) is serving a sentence for a felony, unless due to insufficient funding the executive director of TDCJ has given priority only to certain serious offenders.
- (b) An inmate, who entered the institutional division before April 1, 2004, and who has not provided a specimen under this subchapter, is covered by the law previously in effect.
Source Note:The provisions of this §28.41 adopted to be effective February 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 407.