Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 26. DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
Chapter 26.26. Uniform parentage act. |
Section 26.26.415. Report of genetic testing.
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- (1) The 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 section 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; and(e) The dates the specimens were received.