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Del. Code tit. 13, §§ 8-504

Report of genetic testing

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (83 sections).

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(a) A 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 subchapter is self-authenticating.

(b) 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:

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

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

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

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

(5) The dates the specimens were received.

Official source: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.