Code of Massachusetts Regulations
515 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
Title 515 CMR 8.00 - Testing of Quantity Limited Evidence within the Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 41, Section 97B1/2
Section 8.02 - Definitions

As used in 515 CMR 8.00:

Exhaustive Testing. Testing of a quantity limited item that consumes the entire sample for DNA analysis in order to maximize the potential for obtaining DNA results.

Quantity Limited Evidence (QLIM). An item of evidence is quantity limited when the MSPCL determines that the item's limited quantity will require exhaustive testing during DNA analysis in order to maximize the potential for obtaining DNA results.

Received. A SAECK is received when the MSPCL is in possession of the physical SAECK and all documentation required to proceed with the forensic examination (e.g., police report or other necessary contextual documentation).

Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (SAECK). A sealed box containing detailed protocols and materials necessary to conduct a forensic medical sexual assault examination and the forensic evidence collected from a sexual assault survivor.

Tolled. A SAECK is considered tolled when the most forensically probative item of evidence has been identified as QLIM and would be exhausted by DNA testing, causing a delay in the testing period for a period of time as designated in 515 CMR 8.03.