Iowa Code § 81.7

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Conviction or arrest not invalidated.

Official statutory text

The detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a DNA database match is not invalidated if it is determined that the DNA sample or DNA profile was obtained or placed into the DNA database by mistake or error.

2005 Acts, ch 158, §7, 19

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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