{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-504","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 26-17-504","heading":"Report of Genetic Testing.","body":"(a) A report 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 article is self-authenticating.\n(b) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:\n(1) the names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;\n(2) the names of the individuals who collected the specimens;\n(3) the places and dates the specimens were collected;\n(4) the names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and\n(5) the dates the specimens were received.","path":["Title 26 Infants and Incompetents.","Chapter 17 Alabama Uniform Parentage Act.","Article 5 Genetic Testing."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=26-17-504","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:53Z","sha256":"4e6cb1f39ec2d21b9f1fd99ac8a7110bb6790f3e9a067c9b646dbf8df9966e12","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-503","next":"us-al/ala.-code-26-17-505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}