§ 8-504. Report of genetic testing.
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(a)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 subchapter is self-authenticating.
(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.