N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:81-3.2 - Storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples

(a) All DNA profiles and all DNA samples shall be securely stored in the State DNA database and the State DNA databank respectively, in the following manner:

1. All DNA profiles shall be stored in a secured computer database after all personal identifiers have been removed. These records shall be confidential and only those persons authorized by the Laboratory and charged with the responsibilities under the DNA Act shall have access to these records. Information concerning the fact that an individual has submitted a DNA sample for the DNA database is not confidential and may be released;

2. All DNA samples shall remain stored at room temperature in an appropriate storage repository. This storage repository shall be maintained within a secure storage area. Only the CODIS administrator and persons authorized by the CODIS administrator shall have access to these DNA samples. They shall be filed in order of the SBI number or barcode number. For biological samples collected after September 23, 2003, the DNA samples shall be filed in order of barcode number upon sample analysis; and

3. All DNA databank specimen submission forms shall be securely stored in the CCU within the Division of Criminal Justice or in a secure facility approved by the New Jersey Division of Archives and Record Management (NJDARM).

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-3.2

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1640(a), effective 7/6/2015