37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.26 - DNA Database
(a) Capabilities.
The DNA database must be capable of classifying, matching, and storing the
profiles or other results of analyses of DNA.
(b) National standards. Standards for DNA
analysis shall meet or exceed the current standards for quality assurance and
proficiency testing for forensic DNA analysis issued by the FBI. The DNA
database may contain only DNA records of DNA analyses, including profiles,
performed according to the standards required by this chapter.
(c) Compatibility. The DNA database must be
compatible with the national DNA index system (NDIS) procedures sponsored by
the FBI to the extent required by the FBI to permit the useful exchange and
storage of DNA records or information derived from those records, including
profiles.
(d) FBI liaison. The
director or a designee is the liaison for DNA data, records, profiles,
evidence, and other related matters between the FBI and a DNA laboratory or a
criminal justice or law enforcement agency.
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