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78B-15-504. Report of genetic testing.

  • (1) A report of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this part is self-authenticating.
  • (2) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:
    • (a) the names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;
    • (b) the names of the individuals who collected the specimens;
    • (c) the places and dates the specimens were collected;
    • (d) the names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory;
    • (e) the dates the specimens were received; and
    • (f) the fingerprints of the individuals whose specimens have been taken.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session