§ 10-7700-504. Report of testing – Chain of custody.  


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  • A.  A report of genetic testing shall 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 Article will be admitted as evidence of paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other proof of authenticity or accuracy.

    B.  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:

    1.  The names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;

    2.  The names of the individuals who collected the specimens;

    3.  The places and dates the specimens were collected;

    4.  The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and

    5.  The dates the specimens were received.

Added by Laws 2006, c. 116, § 26, eff. Nov. 1, 2006.