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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 6. Criminal Justice And Corrections
Agency 40. Department of Forensic Science
Chapter 40. Regulations for the Implementation of the Law Permitting DNA Analysis Upon Arrest for All Violent Felonies and Certain Burglaries

11/21/2024

6VAC40-40-100. Transportation of samples to the department.

Samples shall be transported to the department in sealed containers not more than 15 days following collection. A copy of the arrest warrant or capias shall be included with the sample when it is transported to the department. Samples may be hand delivered or mailed to the department.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-1110 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Formerly 6VAC20-210-100 derived from Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 26, 2004; amended and renumbered as 6VAC40-40-100, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 10, eff. February 22, 2006.

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