78B-15-501. Scope of part. This part governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, whether the individual: (1) voluntarily submits to testing; or (2) is tested pursuant to an order of a tribunal or a support-enforcement agency. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
78B-15-502. Order for testing. (1) Upon the motion of any party to the action, except as otherwise provided in this part and Part 6, Adjudication of Parentage, the tribunal shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a […]
78B-15-503. Requirements for genetic testing. (1) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by: (a) the American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions; (b) the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a […]
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 […]
78B-15-505. Genetic testing results — Rebuttal. (1) Under this chapter, a man is presumed to be identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this part and the results disclose that: (a) the man has at least a 99% probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated […]
78B-15-506. Costs of genetic testing. (1) Subject to assessment of costs under Part 6, Adjudication of Parentage, the cost of initial genetic testing shall be advanced: (a) by a support-enforcement agency in a proceeding in which the support-enforcement agency is providing services; (b) by the individual who made the request; (c) as agreed by the […]
78B-15-507. Additional genetic testing. The tribunal shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a party who contests the result of the original testing. If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under Section 78B-15-505, the tribunal may not order additional testing unless the party provides advance payment […]
78B-15-508. Genetic testing when specimens not available. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), if a genetic-testing specimen is not available from a man who may be the father of a child, for good cause and under extraordinary circumstances the tribunal considers to be just, the tribunal may order the following individuals to submit specimens for genetic […]
78B-15-509. Deceased individual. For good cause shown, the tribunal may order genetic testing of a deceased individual. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
78B-15-510. Identical brothers. (1) The tribunal may order genetic testing of a brother of a man identified as the father of a child if the man is commonly believed to have an identical brother and evidence suggests that the brother may be the genetic father of the child. (2) If each brother satisfies the requirements […]
78B-15-511. Confidentiality of genetic testing. Release of the report of genetic testing for parentage is controlled by Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
