Colorado Code § 18-1-411

Postconviction testing of DNA - definitions
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As used in this section and in
sections 18-1-412 to 18-1-416, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Repealed.
(2) "Actual or constructive possession" means the biological evidence is maintained or
stored on the premises of the law enforcement agency or at another location or facility under the
custody or control of the law enforcement agency, including pursuant to an agreement or
contract with the law enforcement agency and a third-party service provider, in Colorado or
elsewhere.
(3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
(3.3) "Eligible person" means a person convicted of a felony offense in Colorado or
adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity for a felony offense in Colorado pursuant to section
16-8-105.5, including a person currently incarcerated; a person on parole or probation for a
felony offense; a person subject to sex offender registration pursuant to section 16-22-103; or a
person who has completed the sentence imposed for the felony offense.
(3.5) "Favorable result" means a result that indicates a reasonable probability that the
petitioner would not have been convicted.
(4) "Incarcerated" means physically housed in a department of corrections facility, a
private correctional facility under contract with the department of corrections, or a county jail
following a felony conviction, or in a juvenile facility following adjudication for an offense that
would have been a felony if committed by an adult, or under parole supervision.

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