Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-1373.1
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Postconviction DNA Act:
1. "Biological material" means the contents of a sexual assault
evidence collection kit as well as any item that contains or
includes blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingernail
scrapings or parings, bone, bodily fluids or other identifiable
biological material that was collected as part of the criminal
investigation or may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 531
any person for an offense and that may be suitable for forensic DNA
testing. This definition applies whether the material was
catalogued separately including, but not limited to, on a swab, a
slide or on any other evidence;
2. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid;
3. "Document" or "documents" means any tangible thing upon
which any expression, communication or representation has been
recorded by any means and includes any writing, electronic writing,
recording, drawing, map, graph or chart, photograph and other data
compilation in the actual or constructive possession, custody, care
or control of the government which pertains directly or indirectly
to any matter relevant to the issues in a criminal case; and
4. "Guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the
legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal
relationship exists because of the age of the convicted person or
because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted
person.
1. "Biological material" means the contents of a sexual assault
evidence collection kit as well as any item that contains or
includes blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingernail
scrapings or parings, bone, bodily fluids or other identifiable
biological material that was collected as part of the criminal
investigation or may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 22. Criminal Procedure Page 531
any person for an offense and that may be suitable for forensic DNA
testing. This definition applies whether the material was
catalogued separately including, but not limited to, on a swab, a
slide or on any other evidence;
2. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid;
3. "Document" or "documents" means any tangible thing upon
which any expression, communication or representation has been
recorded by any means and includes any writing, electronic writing,
recording, drawing, map, graph or chart, photograph and other data
compilation in the actual or constructive possession, custody, care
or control of the government which pertains directly or indirectly
to any matter relevant to the issues in a criminal case; and
4. "Guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the
legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal
relationship exists because of the age of the convicted person or
because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted
person.
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