South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 73 - SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
Article 5 - UNLAWFUL WEAPONS
Section 73-61 - State DNA Database
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 73-61
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Definitions.
(1) Sample. The term "sample" is defined as a specimen from the human body from which DNA may be obtained and which meets SLED specifications as defined in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(2) Subject. The term "subject" is defined as an individual from whom the sample is being obtained.
(3) Jurisdictional agency. The term "jurisdictional agency" is defined as an agency of the State or its political subdivisions having jurisdiction over a subject.
(4) Database collection kit. The term "database collection kit" is defined as a sample collection kit containing at a minimum, instructions, sample container, database collection card and appropriate safety procedures as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(5) DNA Testing/Typing. The term "DNA testing/typing" is defined as the procedure(s) used to develop a DNA profile from the sample collected from the subject. The words testing and typing are, for these purposes, interchangeable.
B. Sample Collection and Identification.
(1) Samples must be collected using the database collection kit(s).
(a) The sample must be collected and identified following the instructions found in the database collection kit as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(b) Subject information must be provided as indicated on the database collection card found in the database collection kit as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(c) Jurisdictional agencies will incur all costs associated with sample collection and completion of information in the database collection kit.
(d) SLED will provide the database collection kit at no charge to jurisdictional agencies.
(e) Jurisdictional agencies may obtain information on receiving kits by contacting the DNA Database Section at SLED Headquarters in Columbia, South Carolina.
(2) Samples not meeting SLED approved specifications as defined in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures must be recollected.
(a) SLED will notify the jurisdictional agency of samples to be recollected.
(b) The jurisdictional agency will be responsible for obtaining the recollected sample as described in subsection B(1) and C.
C. Sample Handling, Transportation and Shipment.
(1) Samples must be handled in such a way as to minimize possible biohazards as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(2) Completed database collection kits may be mailed to SLED at the address on the front of the kit or hand delivered.
(3) Completed database collection kits should be immediately mailed or hand delivered to SLED or stored according to instructions in the database collection kit as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(4) Completed database collection kits will be received by the SLED DNA Database Section. Hand delivered database collection kits will be accepted at SLED Headquarters in Columbia, SC as described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(5) All costs associated with shipment and or transportation of database collection kits are the responsibility of the jurisdictional agency.
D. DNA Testing, Typing and Analysis.
(1) Testing procedures and analysis of testing results are described in the SLED DNA Database Operating Policies and Procedures.
(2) The costs for sample testing and analysis of testing results are the responsibility of SLED.
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