California Penal Code

§ 297

PEN § 297 Effective Jan 1, 2007Title 9 · Part 1 · Ch. 6 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Subject to the limitations in paragraph (3) of this subdivision, only the following laboratories are authorized to analyze crime scene samples and other forensic identification samples of known and unknown origin and to upload and compare those profiles against available state and national DNA and forensic identification databanks and databases in order to establish identity and origin of samples for forensic identification purposes pursuant to this chapter:

(1)The DNA laboratories of the Department of Justice that meet state and federal requirements, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Quality Assurance Standards, and that are accredited by an organization approved by the National DNA Index System (NDIS) Procedures Board.

(2)Public law enforcement crime laboratories designated by the Department of Justice that meet state and federal requirements, including the FBI Quality Assurance Standards, and that are accredited by an organization approved by the NDIS Procedures Board.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 170, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Note: This section was amended on Nov. 2, 2004, by initiative Prop. 69.