{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1903","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1903","heading":"Report of genetic testing","body":"1.  Report; self-authenticating.  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 subchapter is self-authenticating.\n2.  Documentation.  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:\nA.  The names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken;\nB.  The names of the individuals who collected the specimens;\nC.  The places and dates the specimens were collected;\nD.  The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and\nE.  The dates the specimens were received.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER 6: GENETIC PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1903.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"20ec1f84562bdfe95095675dadfa7665771a4f78383b119621e6899468a555c8","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1902","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}