{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1501.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 5-1501.01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the term:\n\n(1)\n“Board” means the Science Advisory Board established by § 5-1501.11.\n\n(2)\n“Department” means the Department of Forensic Sciences established by § 5-1501.02.\n\n(3)\n“Director” means the Director of the Department of Forensic Sciences.\n\n(4)\n“Forensic science services” means forensic science research, analysis, and related services, including the examination of evidence, the interpretation of results, and the provision of expert testimony, such as for the purposes of a criminal investigation or civil action.\n\n(4A)\nNot Funded.\n\n(5)\n“MPD” means the Metropolitan Police Department.\n\n(6)\n\"Public health laboratory services\" means monitoring and detecting health threats, including:\n(A)\nTesting samples in a wide variety of materials for toxins, infectious organisms, and other threats to public health;\n(B)\nClinical diagnostic testing;\n(C)\nDisease surveillance;\n(D)\nEmergency response support;\n(E)\nApplied research; and\n(F)\nLaboratory training.","path":["Title 5. Police, Firefighters, Medical Examiner, and Forensic Sciences.","Chapter 15. Department of Forensic Sciences."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/5-1501.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"857a1acf1068357226d91c3f95afe769a6476ddccd8ff417b61f3a3722da5439","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1431.08","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-5-1501.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}