Tex. Government Code § 411.053
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 411.053, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 411.053. PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) The department:
(1) shall maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence containing biological material that is delivered to the department under Article 38.43(f), Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) may maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense.
(b) The department shall adopt rules relating to the delivery, cataloging, and preservation of evidence stored under this section.
(1) shall maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence containing biological material that is delivered to the department under Article 38.43(f), Code of Criminal Procedure; and
(2) may maintain a storage space for the preservation of evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense.
(b) The department shall adopt rules relating to the delivery, cataloging, and preservation of evidence stored under this section.
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