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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

12/27/2024

6VAC40-40-70. Buccal sample kits.

Saliva and tissue samples shall be collected using buccal sample kits specified and distributed by the department. Each buccal sample kit shall contain a submission form, at least one buccal sample collection device and instructions on the procedure for using the device. These instructions shall be followed when collecting the buccal samples.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-1110 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Formerly 6VAC20-210-70 derived from Virginia Register Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 26, 2004; amended and renumbered as 6VAC40-40-70, Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 10, eff. February 22, 2006.

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