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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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FAMILY CODE |
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Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Subtitle B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP |
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Chapter 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT |
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Subchapter F. GENETIC TESTING |
Sec. 160.504. REPORT OF GENETIC TESTING
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(a) A report of the results 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.
(b) Documentation from the testing laboratory is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony if the documentation includes:
(1) the name and photograph of each individual whose specimens have been taken;
(2) the name of each individual who collected the specimens;
(3) the places in which the specimens were collected and the date of each collection;
(4) the name of each individual who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and
(5) the dates the specimens were received.