Ariz. Admin. Code § R13-15-101 - Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Accredited laboratory"
means a laboratory that currently meets ISO 17025 accreditation standards and
holds accreditation through a nationally or internationally accrediting
organization.
2. "Allele" means one
of two or more versions of a gene.
3. "Chromosome" means the structure found in
the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic information.
4. "CJIS" means "Criminal Justice Information
Services", a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations which sets law
enforcement standards for data security and encryption.
5. "Crime scene sample" means a sample
collected from a crime scene believed to contain DNA of value to advance the
investigation.
6. "Database" means
a repository for convicted offender and arrestee samples to be used in a search
against an unknown DNA profile in accordance with A.R.S. §
13-1610.
7. "Department" means the
Arizona Department of Public Safety.
8. "Developmental validation" means a method,
as outlined in the Quality Assurance Standards, of determining that a Rapid DNA
instrument meets generally accepted scientific standards for Rapid DNA
analysis. This validation is performed and/or coordinated by the manufacturer
of the instrument and must be made publicly available.
9. "Director" means the Director of the
Arizona Department of Public Safety.
10. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, which
is the hereditary material in humans and other organisms.
11. "DNA profile" means a set of numbers from
a series of genetic markers obtained from an individual's DNA.
12. "Gene" means a unit of heredity which is
transferred from a parent to an offspring that determines some characteristic
of the offspring.
13. "Heredity" is
the passing on of genetic characteristics from one generation to
another.
14. "Internal validation"
means a method performed by an accredited laboratory, as outlined in the
Quality Assurance Standards, of determining that a Rapid DNA instrument meets
generally accepted scientific standards for Rapid DNA analysis as used in the
Rapid DNA testing program for the agency.
15. "Known reference sample" means a sample
of DNA taken directly from an individual.
16. "Ladder" means a representation of the
most common alleles present within a locus. The alleles present provide a
reference to size the alleles present in the sample being analyzed.
17. "Locus" means the position of a gene on a
chromosome.
18. "Negative control"
means a quality control measure which is a sample used on the Rapid DNA
instrument to detect DNA contamination in the reagents and
consumables.
19. "Nucleus" means
the center structure of a cell that contains genetic information.
20. "Performance check" means a series of
analyses run on a Rapid DNA instrument at a Rapid DNA testing site to determine
that the instrument can be put into service for Rapid DNA testing of crime
scene and known reference samples.
21. "Positive control" means a known DNA
sample processed on the Rapid DNA instrument that provides the expected DNA
profile for that sample.
22.
"Quality Assurance Standards (QAS)" means quality assurance requirements that
are incorporated by reference by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Quality
Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories dated July 1,
2020.
23. "Rapid DNA" means an
automated process of developing a DNA profile from a crime scene samples or
known reference samples within a compressed period of time, typically under two
hours.
24. "Rapid DNA Consultant"
means an individual who is a forensic scientist with training and experience in
DNA analysis and interpretation; who has successfully completed an agency's
Rapid DNA Operator training program; who can perform interpretations on crime
scene samples or known reference samples when requested by a Rapid DNA
Operator; and who may teach training classes for new Rapid DNA
Operators.
25. "Rapid DNA
Coordinator" means an employee of the Arizona Department of Public Safety who
meets the requirements of a Rapid DNA Consultant and who oversees the
operations of the Department's Law Enforcement Rapid DNA Program.
26. "Rapid DNA instrument" means a scientific
instrument used to conduct Rapid DNA analysis.
27. "Rapid DNA Operator" means an individual
who has successfully completed an agency's Rapid DNA Operator training program
and can operate the Rapid DNA instrument specific to their training.
28. "Rapid DNA partner agency site" means a
Rapid DNA site that has met all of the requirements for a Rapid DNA testing
site and that, additionally, has partnered with the Department to access their
Rapid DNA database and receive support from the Rapid DNA
Coordinator.
29. "Rapid DNA testing
site" means a location at a law enforcement agency in the State of Arizona that
meets the specific requirements to support and maintain a Rapid DNA law
enforcement program and has been approved to do so by the Department.
30. "Raw data" is data from a Rapid DNA
instrument prior to any adjustments that might be made by a software program
utilized by the instrument.
Notes
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