# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 651.204: 37 TAC § 651.204. Forensic Disciplines to Which the Commission Licensing Requirement Does Not Apply by Statute

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 651.204
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 651.204. Forensic Disciplines to Which the Commission Licensing Requirement Does Not Apply by Statute
- **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 § 651.204

## Text

This section describes a discipline, category of analysis,
 or procedure that is excluded from the definition of forensic analysis
 or otherwise expressly exempted from accreditation by Article 38.35,
 Code of Criminal Procedure. No license is required for the following
 disciplines:
(1) latent print examination;
(2) breath specimen testing under Transportation Code,
 Chapter 724;
(3) digital evidence (including but not limited to
 computer forensics, audio, or imaging);
(4) an examination or test excluded by rule under Article
 38.01 §4-d(c), Code of Criminal Procedure and set forth in Chapter
 651, Subchapter A of this title;
(5) a presumptive test performed for the purposes of
 determining compliance with a term or condition of community supervision
 or parole and conducted by or under contract with a community supervision
 and corrections department, the parole division of the Texas Department
 of Criminal Justice, or the Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(6) an expert examination or test conducted principally
 for the purpose of scientific research, medical practice, civil or
 administrative litigation, or other purpose unrelated to determining
 the connection of physical evidence to a criminal action; or
(7) the portion of an autopsy conducted by a medical
 examiner or other forensic pathologist who is a licensed physician.

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