§1903. Report of genetic testing
1. Report; self-authenticating. 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 subchapter is self-authenticating.
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
2. Documentation. 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; [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
B. The names of the individuals who collected the specimens; [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
C. The places and dates the specimens were collected; [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
D. The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
E. The dates the specimens were received. [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT
Subchapter 6: GENETIC PARENTAGE
19-A §1901. Scope of subchapter
19-A §1902. Requirements for genetic testing
19-A §1903. Report of genetic testing
19-A §1904. Genetic testing results
19-A §1905. Costs of genetic testing
19-A §1906. Additional genetic testing
19-A §1907. Genetic testing when specimens not available
19-A §1910. Confidentiality of genetic testing
19-A §1911. Court order for testing
19-A §1913. Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses
19-A §1914. Consequences of declining genetic testing
19-A §1915. Adjudication of parentage based on genetic testing; multiple claims of parentage