Utah Code § 78B-15-504

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 78B-15-504 - Report of genetic testing
(1) 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 part 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;
(e) the dates the specimens were received; and
(f) the fingerprints of the individuals whose specimens have been taken.

Utah Code § 78B-15-504

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session .