Part 40 · Discovery and Depositions

Rule 40-34. Scope of Order for Nontestimonial Evidence

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

An order under Sections 40-32 through 40-39 may direct the defendant to participate in one or more of the following procedures:

(1) Appearing, moving, or speaking for identification in a lineup, but if a lineup is not practicable, then in some other reasonable procedure;

(2) Wearing clothing or other articles of personal use or adornment;

(3) Providing handwriting and voice exemplars;

(4) Submitting to the taking of photographs;

(5) Submitting to the taking of fingerprints, palm prints, footprints, and other body impressions;

(6) Submitting to the taking of specimens of saliva, breath, hair, and nails;

(7) Submitting to body measurements or other reasonable body surface examinations;

(8) Submitting to the removal of foreign substances or objects from the surface of the body, if the removal does not involve an unreasonable intrusion of the body or an unreasonable affront to the dignity of the individual;

(9) Submitting to the taking of specimens of blood and urine, if the taking does not involve an unreasonable intrusion of the body or an unreasonable affront to the dignity of the individual;

(10) Submitting to physical examinations, including X-rays under medical supervision; or

(11) Submitting to chemical or physical tests of the surface of the body which do not involve an unreasonable intrusion of the body or an unreasonable affront to the dignity of the individual or a significant risk of injury.

Committee Notes

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 778.)