Federal · Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

34 U.S.C. § 10513: Application requirements

Civil

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This statute sets quality assurance and proficiency testing standards for DNA laboratories performing analyses for law enforcement, judicial proceedings, and criminal defense purposes.

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DNA analyses performed at the laboratory will satisfy or exceed then current standards for a quality assurance program for DNA analysis issued by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 12591 of this title . 1 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes; in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules; for criminal defense purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which the defendant is charged; or if personally identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and the laboratory and each analyst performing DNA analyses at the laboratory shall undergo semiannual external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program that meets the standards issued under section 12591 of this title .

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