§ 35-4-4. Powers and Duties of Board as to Establishment, Operation, and Maintenance of Academy Generally
The board is authorized to establish, operate, and maintain the Georgia Police Academy for the purpose of training police officers and others as provided in this chapter and to do all things and take whatever action is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, the establishment of training standards […]
§ 35-4-5. Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, Donations, Property, and Services by Board
The board is authorized to accept gifts, grants, donations, property, both real and personal, and services for the purposes of carrying out this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1962, p. 535, § 5; Ga. L. 1975, p. 1175, § 5.
§ 35-3-153. Chief Medical Examiner Office Created; Appointment; Responsibilities
Within the division there shall be an office of chief medical examiner. The chief medical examiner shall be appointed by the director. No person may be the chief medical examiner unless that person at the time of appointment is a pathologist certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology. It shall be the […]
§ 35-3-154. Division Requirements
The division shall: Establish written standards and procedures for the administration of forensic testing. The division shall retain a copy of any procedure adopted pursuant to this paragraph which is modified for a period of five years from the date of its being superseded by the modification; Adopt rules and regulations as required by law; […]
§ 35-3-154.1. Admission of Reports From State Crime Laboratory
A copy of a report of the methods and findings of any examination or analysis conducted by an employee of the state crime laboratory or an employee of a laboratory with which the state crime laboratory has a contract for the provision of laboratory or scientific examination or analysis, authenticated under oath, is prima-facie evidence […]
§ 35-3-155. Application of Administrative Procedure Act
Unless otherwise specifically provided by law, technical, scientific, and similar processes, procedures, guidelines, standards, and methods for the collection, preservation, or testing of evidence adopted by the division shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” History. Code 1981, § 35-3-155 , enacted by Ga. […]
§ 35-3-160. Dna Analysis in Felony Convictions and Certain Felony Charges; Performance of Tests
As used in this article, the term: “Department” means the Department of Corrections. “Detention facility” means a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the department, including penal institutions operated by a private company on behalf of the department, inmate work camps, inmate boot camps, probation detention centers, parole revocation centers, and county correctional facilities. “Division” […]
§ 35-3-161. Time and Procedure for Withdrawal of Blood Samples
Each sample required pursuant to Code Section 35-3-160 from persons who are to be incarcerated shall be withdrawn within the first 30 days of incarceration at the receiving unit of the detention facility or at such other place as is designated by the department. Each sample required pursuant to Code Section 35-3-160 from persons who […]
§ 35-3-162. Procedure for Analysis and Storage of Blood Sample; Use of Remainder of Sample Not Subjected to Analysis; Confidentiality of Results
Whether or not the results of an analysis are to be included in the data bank, the bureau shall conduct the DNA analysis in accordance with procedures adopted by the bureau to determine identification characteristics specific to the individual whose sample is being analyzed. The director or his or her designated representative shall complete and […]
§ 35-3-163. Dissemination of Information in Data Bank to Law Enforcement Officials; Comparison of Profile; Request for Search; Separate Statistical Data Base Authorized; Fee for Search and Comparative Analysis
It shall be the duty of the bureau to receive samples and to analyze, classify, and file the results of DNA identification characteristics of samples submitted pursuant to Code Section 35-3-160 and to make such information available as provided in this Code section. The results of an analysis and comparison of the identification of the […]