Utah Code 78B-15-504. Report of genetic testing
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(1) 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 part is self-authenticating.
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-504
- Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(2) 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:
(2)(a) the names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;
(2)(b) the names of the individuals who collected the specimens;
(2)(c) the places and dates the specimens were collected;
(2)(d) the names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory;
(2)(e) the dates the specimens were received; and
(2)(f) the fingerprints of the individuals whose specimens have been taken.