Chapter 28 - DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES

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Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODIS PROVISIONS (§ 28.1 to 28.7)
Subchapter B - CODIS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR (§ 28.21 to 28.31)
Subchapter C - CODIS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§ 28.41 to 28.47)
Subchapter D - CODIS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT (§ 28.61 to 28.67)
Subchapter E - CODIS RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AGENCY (§ 28.81 to 28.84)
Subchapter F - FORENSIC DNA LABORATORIES (§ 28.91 to 28.92)
Subchapter G - CODIS USER LABORATORIES (§ 28.101 to 28.109)
Subchapter H - DATABASE RECORDS (§ 28.121 to 28.130)
Subchapter K - COLLECTION, STORAGE, PRESERVATION, AND RETRIEVAL OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE (§ 28.181 to 28.183)
Subchapter L - CATALOGING, DELIVERY, AND DISPOSITION OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE-COUNTY WITH POPULATION LESS THAN 100,000 (§ 28.191 to 28.194)
Subchapter M - MISCELLANEOUS (§ 28.201)
Subchapter N - [Effective 7/3/2025] TEXAS CRIME LABORATORY RECORDS PORTAL (§ 28.211 to 28.215)

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