Texas § CR.4-e - DNA QA DATABASE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CR.4-e — DNA QA DATABASE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CR.4-e. DNA QA DATABASE
DNA QA DATABASE; STORAGE AND REMOVAL OF CERTAIN DNA RECORDS. The commission shall adopt rules: (1) requiring a DNA QA database to be maintained separately from any other local, state, or federal database, including the CODIS DNA database established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) prohibiting a crime laboratory from uploading or storing a DNA record created from an elimination sample, or any other information derived from that record, in any database other than the DNA QA database maintained by the crime laboratory; (3) prohibiting a crime laboratory from allowing any other person to access the crime laboratory's DNA QA database; and (4) requiring each crime laboratory that maintains a DNA QA database to, not later than three months after the date on which a forensic DNA analysis of an elimination sample is completed, remove from the DNA QA database the DNA record created from the elimination sample and any other information derived from that record that is contained in the database.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § CR.4-e
What does The Texas Constitution § CR.4-e cover?
Section CR.4-e ("DNA QA DATABASE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
How do I cite Texas § CR.4-e?
A common citation format is "The Texas Constitution § CR.4-e" (Texas). Legal writing may require the code abbreviation, section number, and year or edition. Match the style required by your court, professor, or publisher.
Is this the official text of Texas law?
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How does Texas § CR.4-e apply to my situation?
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