691.3 Commissioner to make rules.
The commissioner of public safety shall make rules defining the capabilities of the criminalistics laboratory. The commissioner shall make rules governing the handling of items to be processed by the criminalistics laboratory from the time they are forwarded to the laboratory by a county medical examiner or a city or state law enforcement agency or county sheriff until their return to the forwarder. The rules shall prescribe a method of identifying, forwarding, handling and returning items that will maintain the identity and integrity of the item. An item handled in conformity with the rules shall be presumed to be admissible in evidence as to the period in transit to and from and while in custody of the laboratory without further foundation.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §749A.3; C79, 81, §691.3]
Structure Iowa Code
Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
Chapter 691 - STATE CRIMINALISTICS LABORATORY AND MEDICAL EXAMINER
Section 691.1 - Laboratory created.
Section 691.2 - Presumption of qualification — evidence — testimony.
Section 691.3 - Commissioner to make rules.
Section 691.4 - Copy of finding to defendant.
Section 691.5 - State medical examiner.
Section 691.6 - Duties of state medical examiner.
Section 691.6A - Deputy state medical examiner — creation and duties.
Section 691.6B - Interagency coordinating council.
Section 691.6C - State medical examiner advisory council.
Section 691.7 - Commissioner to accept federal or private grants.