26.26.415 - Report of genetic testing. - Washington Statutes

Report of genetic testing.

(1) The 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 section is self-authenticating.

     (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:

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

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

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

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

     (e) The dates the specimens were received.

[2002 c 302 § 404.]