§ 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 finger prints of the individuals whose specimens have been taken.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session