# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 651.201: 37 TAC § 651.201. Purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 651.201
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 651.201. Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS / Part 15 TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION / Chapter 651 DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES / 37 TAC § 651.201

## Text

(a) Generally. This subchapter contains the Texas Forensic
 Science Commission (Commission) rules adopted under Article 38.01 §4-a,
 Code of Criminal Procedure, that govern:
(1) the Commission's forensic analyst licensing program;
 and
(2) the licensing of an individual forensic analyst
 by the Commission.
(b) Licensing sequence. To be licensed by the Commission
 under this subchapter, a forensic analyst must first be employed by
 a crime laboratory accredited by the Commission with the exception
 of §651.210 or §651.211 of this subchapter.
(c) Source of evidence predicate. Under Article 38.01 §4-a(b),
 Code of Criminal Procedure, a person may not act or offer to act as
 a forensic analyst unless the person holds a Forensic Analyst License,
 effective January 1, 2019.

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