N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 13:81-5.1 - Quality assurance(a) Analysis techniques and operations utilized by the Laboratory shall comply with quality assurance guidelines to ensure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories that submit DNA profiles for inclusion in CODIS. Quality assurance shall be accomplished through compliance with FBI laboratory accreditation standards, which are set forth in the following documents: "Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis and "Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories," effective September 1, 2011, available at http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/biometric-analysis/codis, both of which are incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented.(b) Whether offender samples are analyzed in-house or by a contract laboratory, in either case, the integrity of the sample analysis shall be checked through a quality-assurance quality-control program established at the laboratory.(c) A portion of the offender samples that have been previously analyzed are reanalyzed for quality assurance purposes. The data for these samples shall be reviewed by authorized laboratory personnel. Matches shall signify successful completion of the quality control process.(d) Any discrepancies in these quality control samples shall be noted. The CODIS administrator shall investigate the possible source of the discrepancy and determine what further action is needed. This action may include deleting the offender sample from the CODIS database, informing the contract laboratory of a discrepancy, and/or requesting the submission of another sample from the offender, who shall cooperate in the sample submission.N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-5.1
Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1640(a), effective 7/6/2015