Colorado Code § 18-1-1103

Duty to preserve DNA evidence
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(1) A law enforcement agency that
collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation of a felony that does not result in
or has not resulted in charges being filed shall preserve the DNA evidence for the length of the
statute of limitations for the felony crime that was investigated.
(2) Except as provided in sections 18-1-1105 to 18-1-1107, a law enforcement agency
that collects DNA evidence in conducting a criminal investigation that results in a conviction
listed in section 18-1-1102 (1) shall preserve the DNA evidence for the life of the defendant who
is convicted.

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