{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-505--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-505","heading":"Report of genetic testing [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","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 complying with the requirements of this subchapter is self-authenticating.\n(b) Documentation from a testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody and allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:\n(1) The name and photograph of each individual whose specimen has been taken;\n(2) The name of the individual who collected each specimen;\n(3) The place and date each specimen was collected;\n(4) The name of the individual who received each specimen in the testing laboratory; and\n(5) The date each specimen was received.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter V. Genetic Testing [Effective Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc05/index.html#8-505","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"9f9787b69506bbe80296ab99889bef1e4943eaf973c99a80ad1d20ce533e4187","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-504--2","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-506--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}