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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-499

Report of genetic testing

Known as the Connecticut Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (114 sections).

(P.A. 21-15, S. 44.) History: P.A. 21-15 effective January 1, 2022.

(a) A report of genetic testing shall be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report complying with the requirements of sections 46b-495 to 46b-505 , inclusive, is self-authenticating.

(b) Documentation from a testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody and allow the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:

(1) The name and photograph of each person whose specimen has been taken;

(2) The name of the person who collected each specimen;

(3) The place and date each specimen was collected;

(4) The name of the person who received each specimen in the testing laboratory; and

(5) The date each specimen was received.

Official source: Connecticut General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Connecticut statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.