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34 U.S.C. § 10513 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 34. Crime Control and Law Enforcement § 10513. Application requirements

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

No grant may be made under this subchapter unless an application has been submitted to the Attorney General in which the applicant certifies that--

(1) 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

(2) DNA samples obtained by and DNA analyses performed at the laboratory shall be made available only--

(A) to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement identification purposes;

(B) in judicial proceedings, if otherwise admissible pursuant to applicable statutes or rules;

(C) 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

(D) if personally identifiable information is removed, for a population statistics database, for identification research and protocol development purposes, or for quality control purposes; and

(3) 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.

1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
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