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N.D. Cent. Code § 14-20-28

(504) Report of genetic testing

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 14–14 (67 sections).

1. 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 sections 14-20-25 through 14-20-35 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.

Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.