# 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.124: 37 TAC § 28.124. Approval of Outside Laboratory

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.124
- **Heading:** 37 TAC § 28.124. Approval of Outside Laboratory
- **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 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY / Chapter 28 DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES / 37 TAC § 28.124

## Text

(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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