New Mexico § 40-11A-504 Report of genetic testing

New Mexico Statutes

§ 40-11A-504 — Report of genetic testing

New Mexico § 40-11A-504

Ch. 40Domestic Affairs

Art. 5GENETIC TESTING

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 40-11A-504 (2026).

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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 made pursuant to 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 persons whose specimens have been taken;

(2)the names of the persons who collected the specimens;

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

(4)the names of the persons who received the specimens in the testing laboratory;

(5)the dates the specimens were received; and (6) the accreditation of the testing facility showing that

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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 made pursuant to 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 persons whose specimens have been taken; (2) the names of the persons who collected the specimens; (3) the places and dates the specimens were collected; (4) the names of the persons who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; (5) the dates the specimens were received; and (6) the accreditation of the testing facility showing that it meets the requirements of Section 5-503 of the New Mexico Uniform Parentage Act.