N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:81-3.1 - Sample processing and analysis

(a) All DNA samples received by the Laboratory for DNA analysis shall be processed and analyzed in accordance with the FBI's national standards, which are set forth in the following documents: "Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis and "Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis, both of which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(b) The DNA profile shall be the result of testing of the nuclear DNA contained in the sample. The test performed shall measure the tetranucleotide repeats, also referred to as short tandem repeats at each of the core loci, and may also measure other portions of the genome that are tested by commercially-available kits approved by the FBI pursuant to the "Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis and "Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis, both of which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.

(c) The Laboratory may contract with a commercial laboratory for DNA analysis. The commercial laboratory must be accredited by a non-profit professional association of persons actively involved in forensic science that is nationally recognized within the forensic science community and meets the relevant quality assurance standards that are set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:81-5.1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-3.1

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1640(a), effective 7/6/2015