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(1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Forensic Services.
(2) "Combined DNA Index System" or "CODIS" means the program operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to support criminal justice DNA databases and the software used to run the databases.
(3) "Conviction" means:
(a) a verdict or conviction;
(b) a plea of guilty or guilty and mentally ill;
(c) a plea of no contest; or
(d) the acceptance by the court of a plea in abeyance.
(4) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
(5) "DNA specimen" or "specimen" means a biological sample of a person's saliva or blood, a biological sample from a crime scene, or a sample collected as part of an investigation.
(6) "Final judgment" means a judgment, including any supporting opinion, concerning which all appellate remedies have been exhausted or the time for appeal has expired.
(7) "Rapid DNA" means the fully automated process of developing a DNA profile.
(8) "Violent felony" means any offense under Section 76-3-203.5.