Sec. 14. If a petition for DNA testing and analysis is filed under this chapter:
(1) the court shall order the state to preserve during the pendency of the proceeding all evidence in the state's possession or control that could be subjected to DNA testing and analysis;
(2) the state shall:
(A) prepare an inventory of the evidence in the possession or control of the state that could be subjected to DNA testing and analysis; and
(B) submit a copy of the inventory to defense counsel and the court; and
(3) if evidence is intentionally destroyed after the court orders its preservation, the court may impose appropriate sanctions.
As added by P.L.49-2001, SEC.2.
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