Section 29-16-9 - Enforcement.
29-16-9. Enforcement.
A. The attorney general or a district attorney may petition a district court for an order requiring a covered offender or a person required to provide a DNA sample pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this 2006 act [29-3-10 NMSA 1978] to:
(1) provide a sample; or
(2) provide a sample by alternative means if the covered offender or person will not cooperate.
B. Nothing in this section shall prevent the collection of samples by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the collection of samples of covered offenders.