§ 2-501 Definitions
§ 2-502 Statewide DNA data base system
§ 2-503 Required regulations
§ 2-504 Collection of DNA samples
§ 2-505 Purpose of collecting and testing DNA samples
§ 2-506 Storage of DNA records and DNA samples
§ 2-507 Proficiency testing
§ 2-508 Availability of DNA profile
§ 2-509 Population data base
§ 2-510 Use of match as evidence
§ 2-511 Expungement of DNA information
§ 2-512 Prohibited acts; penalty
§ 2-513 Annual report
§ 2-514 Annual report – Status of crime scene DNA collection and analysis
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > PUBLIC SAFETY > Title 2 > Subtitle 5 - Statewide DNA Data Base System

  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.