{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-1203","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 1203","heading":"Authorization to retain genetic information and samples from which genetic information is derived.","body":"(a) No person shall retain an individual’s genetic information without first obtaining informed consent from the individual unless:\n(1) Retention is necessary for the purposes of a criminal or death investigation or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;\n(2) Retention is necessary to determine paternity;\n(3) Retention is authorized by order of a court of competent jurisdiction;\n(4) Retention is made pursuant to the DNA analysis and data bank requirements of § 4713 of Title 29;\n(5) Retention of information is for anonymous research where the identity of the subject will not be released; or\n(6) Retention is pursuant to newborn screening requirements established by state or federal law.\n(b) The sample of an individual from which genetic information has been obtained shall be destroyed promptly unless:\n(1) Retention is necessary for the purposes of a criminal or death investigation or a criminal or juvenile proceeding;\n(2) Retention is authorized by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or\n(3) Retention is authorized by the individual; or\n(4) Retention is for anonymous research where the identity of the subject will not be released.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 12. Informed Consent and Confidentiality","Subchapter I. Genetic Information"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c012/sc01/index.html#1203","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:20Z","sha256":"02ae789b308863aaa206e407f8faac315bf2292a067612537d6be4bfdbab2d8c","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-1202","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-1204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}