(a) A report of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this subchapter is self-authenticating.

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 8-504

  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

(b) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:

(1) The names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;

(2) The names of the individuals who collected the specimens;

(3) The places and dates the specimens were collected;

(4) The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and

(5) The dates the specimens were received.

74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § ?1;