Montana § 44-3-301 - Laboratory Of Criminalistics
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 44-3-301 — Laboratory Of Criminalistics, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-3-301. Laboratory Of Criminalistics
Laboratory of criminalistics. (1) There is a laboratory of criminalistics within the department of justice. The laboratory's purpose is to perform analysis of specimens submitted by all Montana state, county, or city law enforcement officers and all state agencies and referral specimens from other states if accepted by the laboratory director. (2) The laboratory's functions include analysis of toxicologic and criminalistic specimens that the laboratory director considers within the performance capability of the laboratory. (3) The laboratory shall establish a Yellowstone County branch. The laboratory director shall determine the purposes, duties, and functions of the Yellowstone County branch, but priority must be given to the relief of the backlogs of chemistry and toxicology statewide.
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Section 44-3-301 ("Laboratory Of Criminalistics") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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