Normas sobre análisis de ADN en laboratorios forenses

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que solo ciertos laboratorios pueden analizar muestras de ADN de escenas del crimen. Estos laboratorios tienen que seguir reglas muy estrictas para asegurarse de que lo hacen bien.

Es como si solo algunos chefs calificados pudieran preparar un platillo especial en un restaurante, asegurándose de que todos los ingredientes sean de la mejor calidad.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que la policía encuentra una muestra de ADN en un lugar donde ocurrió un robo. Solo los laboratorios autorizados por el Departamento de Justicia pueden analizar esa muestra para ayudar a identificar al ladrón y resolver el caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261 - 368.7] ( Heading of Title 9 amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1111, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 6. DNA and Forensic Identification Data Base and Data Bank Act of 1998 [295 - 300.4] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 696, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 3. Data Base Applications [297- 297.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 696, Sec. 2. ) 297. (a) Subject to the limitations in paragraph (3) of this subdivision, only the following laboratories are authorized to analyze crime scene samples and other forensic identification samples of known and unknown origin and to upload and compare those profiles against available state and national DNA and forensic identification databanks and databases in order to establish identity and origin of samples for forensic identification purposes pursuant to this chapter: (1) The DNA laboratories of the Department of Justice that meet state and federal requirements, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Quality Assurance Standards, and that are accredited by an organization approved by the National DNA Index System (NDIS) Procedures Board. (2) Public law enforcement crime laboratories designated by the Department of Justice that meet state and federal requirements, including the FBI Quality Assurance Standards, and that are accredited by an organization approved by the NDIS Procedures Board. (3) Only the laboratories of the Department of Justice that meet the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) are authorized to upload DNA profiles from arrestees and other qualifying offender samples collected pursuant to this section, Section 296