{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-266.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-266.7","heading":"Procedures for conducting DNA analysis of DNA sample.","body":"(a)\tThe Crime Laboratory shall:\n(1)\tAdopt procedures to be used in the collection, security, submission, identification, analysis, and storage of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted under this Article. These procedures shall also include quality assurance guidelines to insure that DNA identification records meet audit standards for laboratories which submit DNA records to the State DNA Database.\n(2)\tAdopt Quality Assurance Guidelines for DNA Testing Laboratories and DNA Databasing Laboratories that meet or exceed the quality assurance guidelines established for such laboratories by the CODIS unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n(3)\tNotify the office of the district attorney for all CODIS matches.\n(b)\tDNA samples shall be securely stored in the State DNA Databank. The typing results shall be securely stored in the State DNA Database.\n(c)\tRecords of testing shall be retained on file at the Crime Laboratory. (1993, c. 401, s. 1; 2010-94, s. 8; 2013-360, s. 17.6(f); 2023-74, s. 3(a).)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER II. LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES.","Article 13. DNA Database and Databank."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-266.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"7247173c26379af2bd6ab2388c4c58a74cc72fb3eaf3f894aeebcd6ce3ca75c9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-266.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-266.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}