Section 89 DNA Exception to Statute of Limitations 3

Section 63 of chapter 277 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, an indictment or complaint for an offense set forth in sections 22, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 23, 23A or 23B of chapter 265 may be found and filed at any time after the date of the commission of such offense if the identity of the person who allegedly committed the offense: (i) was identified after the limitation period set forth in this section; and (ii) has been established through a DNA analysis, as defined in section 1 of chapter 22E, using evidence collected at the time of the commission of the offense.