N.J. Admin. Code § 13:81-3.2 - Storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples
(a) All DNA
profiles and all DNA samples shall be securely stored in the State DNA database
and the State DNA databank respectively, in the following manner:
1. All DNA profiles shall be stored in a
secured computer database after all personal identifiers have been removed.
These records shall be confidential and only those persons authorized by the
Laboratory and charged with the responsibilities under the DNA Act shall have
access to these records. Information concerning the fact that an individual has
submitted a DNA sample for the DNA database is not confidential and may be
released;
2. All DNA samples shall
remain stored at room temperature in an appropriate storage repository. This
storage repository shall be maintained within a secure storage area. Only the
CODIS administrator and persons authorized by the CODIS administrator shall
have access to these DNA samples. They shall be filed in order of the SBI
number or barcode number. For biological samples collected after September 23,
2003, the DNA samples shall be filed in order of barcode number upon sample
analysis; and
3. All DNA databank
specimen submission forms shall be securely stored in the CCU within the
Division of Criminal Justice or in a secure facility approved by the New Jersey
Division of Archives and Record Management (NJDARM).
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