Alabama § 26-17-504 Report of Genetic Testing

Alabama Statutes

§ 26-17-504 — Report of Genetic Testing

Alabama § 26-17-504

Title 26Infants and Incompetents

Ch. 17Alabama Uniform Parentage Act

Art. 5Genetic Testing

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Ala. Code § 26-17-504 (2026).

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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 article 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.

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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 article 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.