The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Agency--means a law enforcement agency.
2. (2) Approved laboratory or lab--means a public or private forensic laboratory that is approved by the director under this subchapter. The term does not include the department's crime laboratory.
3. (3) DPS--means the department.
4. (4) Profile--means the complete 13 locus CODIS STR DNA profile used for law enforcement identification.

5. (5) Restricted DNA database--means the database that contains forensic DNA records maintained by the department of a specimen taken from a suspect, defendant, probationer, or convict under:

   1. (A) Government Code, §411.1471 (DNA Records of Persons Charged With or Convicted of Certain Felonies);
   2. (B) Government Code, §411.1472 (DNA Records of Persons Placed on Community Supervision for Certain Offenses); or
   3. (C) Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 17.47 (Conditions Requiring Submission of a Specimen).
6. (6) Restricted DNA Database Card--means a form (LAB-13R) available from the department to be used by an agency to make a record under this subchapter.
7. (7) Restricted DNA Procedural Guidelines--means the latest draft of the department's publication by that name (Form LAB-11) and any cross-referenced material, including a procedure or specimen collection method approved by the director.
8. (8) Restricted DNA record--means any type of record of a restricted DNA specimen, including its profile.

9. (9) Restricted DNA specimen or restricted specimen--means a DNA sample or specimen, normally a buccal swab, taken under this subchapter. The term does not include:

   1. (A) a blood sample; or
   2. (B) a standard DNA specimen.
10. (10) Standard DNA specimen or standard specimen--means a DNA sample or specimen, normally a blood sample, taken under Subchapters A through F of this chapter, including a standard sex offender DNA specimen.
11. (11) TDCJ--means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
12. (12) TYC--means the Texas Youth Commission.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.101 adopted to be effective March 25, 2002, 27 TexReg 2241.