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Code · South Dakota · Title 23 · Chapter 23-5

23-5A-17. Permissible uses of DNA analyses.

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The analyses to be performed on each DNA sample collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes, to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains or missing persons, or subject to the conditions of subdivision 23-5A-25(4). Analyses of DNA samples obtained pursuant to this chapter are not authorized for identification of any medical or genetic disorder.
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