# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.128: 37 TAC § 28.128. Additional Sample

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.128
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 28.128. Additional Sample
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY / Chapter 28 DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES / 37 TAC § 28.128

## Text

(a) Prosecutor determines no profile. The director
 encourages but does not require the appropriate felony prosecutor
 to file a motion for a DNA sample to be taken under this subchapter,
 if an original, DNA sample:
(1) was never taken;
(2) was lost or rejected; or
(3) did not otherwise produce a valid DNA profile under
 this subchapter.
(b) Request from a felony prosecutor. If the defendant
 has already submitted a DNA sample, an attorney representing the state
 in felony prosecutions may submit a written request to the director
 to determine that a defendant should provide a standard DNA sample.
 The request must include justification demonstrating to the director
 that the interests of justice or public safety require that the defendant
 provide an additional DNA sample.
(c) DPS determines no profile. If the director determines
 that no valid DNA profile exists for a defendant under this subchapter,
 the director deems that the interests of justice and public safety
 require that a defendant provide an additional, standard sample. The
 director may contact an appropriate felony prosecutor to submit a
 written request under this section to ensure that each defendant,
 who is required to provide a sample, does provide at least one profiled
 DNA sample.
(d) Profile does exist. If the director determines
 that a valid DNA record does exist for a defendant, the director:
(1) shall not solicit an additional DNA sample to be
 taken by TDCJ or TJJD without a written request from a felony prosecutor;
(2) may contact the appropriate felony prosecutor to
 submit a written request under this section; and
(3) may store an unsolicited sample for future testing.

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