(a) The department, consistent with Chapter 420, Government Code, shall develop procedures for the transfer and preservation of evidence collected under this subchapter to a crime laboratory or other suitable location designated by the public safety director of the department.
(b) An entity receiving the evidence shall preserve the evidence until the earlier of:
(1) the second anniversary of the date on which the evidence was collected; or
(2) the date on which written consent to release the evidence is obtained as provided by Section 420.0735, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 469 (H.B. 4173), Sec. 1.05, eff. January 1, 2021.
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