Me. Stat. tit. 19-A § 1903

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 1903 - Report of genetic testing
1.Report; self-authenticating. 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.

[2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]

2.Documentation. 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; [2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]
B. The names of the individuals who collected the specimens; [2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]
C. The places and dates the specimens were collected; [2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]
D. The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and [2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]
E. The dates the specimens were received. [2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]

[2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1(NEW); 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1(AFF).]

19-A M.R.S. § 1903

Added by 2015, c. 296,§ A-1, eff. 7/1/2016.