37 TAC § 28.124. Approval of Outside Laboratory

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 28 DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES › 37 TAC § 28.124

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(a) Date of approval. A laboratory outside the department must:

(1) be approved on the date a DNA sample is analyzed by the lab; and

(2) remain approved at least until the date the analysis report is submitted by the lab to the director.

(b) Manner. An agency or other entity seeking approval for a lab under this section must submit to the director a written justification for the approval as described in the DNA Procedural Guidelines. The laboratory must be accredited in accordance with 37 TAC §§651.1 - 651.11.

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