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.