§ 331.3. Discovery; upon court order. 1. Upon motion of respondent the\ncourt, (a) must order discovery as to any material not disclosed upon a\ndemand pursuant to section 331.2, if it finds that the presentment\nagency's refusal to disclose such material is not justified; (b) must,\nunless it is satisfied that the presentment agency has shown good cause\nwhy such an order should not be issued, order discovery or any other\norder authorized by subdivision one of section 331.6 as to any material\nnot disclosed upon demand pursuant to section 331.2 where the\npresentment agency has failed to serve a timely written refusal pursuant\nto subdivision six of section 331.2; and (c) may order discovery with\nrespect to any other property which the presentment agency intends to\nintroduce at the fact-finding hearing, upon a showing by the respondent\nthat discovery with respect to such property is material to the\npreparation of his defense, and that the request is reasonable. Upon\ngranting the motion pursuant to paragraph (c) hereof, the court shall,\nupon motion of the presentment agency showing such to be material to the\npreparation of its case and that the request is reasonable, condition\nits order of discovery by further directing discovery by the presentment\nagency of property, of the same kind or character as that authorized to\nbe inspected by the respondent which he intends to introduce at the\nfact-finding hearing.\n 2. Upon motion of the presentment agency, and subject to\nconstitutional limitation, the court; (a) must order discovery as to any\nproperty not disclosed upon a demand pursuant to section 331.2, if it\nfinds that the respondent's refusal to disclose such material is not\njustified; and (b) may order the respondent to provide non-testimonial\nevidence. Such order may, among other things, require the respondent to:\n (i) appear in a line-up;\n (ii) speak for identification by witness or potential witness;\n (iii) be fingerprinted, provided that the respondent is subject to\nfingerprinting pursuant to this article;\n (iv) pose for photographs not involving reenactment of an event,\nprovided the respondent is subject to fingerprinting pursuant to this\narticle;\n (v) permit the taking of samples of blood, hair or other materials\nfrom his body in a manner not involving an unreasonable intrusion\nthereof or a risk of serious physical injury thereto;\n (vi) provide specimens of his handwriting; and\n (vii) submit to a reasonable physical or medical inspection of his\nbody.\n This subdivision shall not be construed to limit, expand, or otherwise\naffect the issuance of a similar court order, as may be authorized by\nlaw, before the filing of a petition consistent with such rights as the\nrespondent may derive from this article, the constitution of this state\nor of the United States.\n 3. An order pursuant to this section may be denied, limited or\nconditioned as provided in section 331.5.\n
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