1. 1. “Account” means the Full-service Forensic Crime Laboratories Account established by A.R.S. § 41-2421(J)(5).
2. 2. “Commission” means the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission established by A.R.S. § 41-2404.

3. 3. “Full-service forensic crime laboratory” means a facility that:

   1. a. Is operated by a criminal justice agency that is a political subdivision of the state;
   2. b. Employs at least one full-time forensic scientist who holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a physical or natural science;
   3. c. Is registered as an analytical laboratory with the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice for possession of all scheduled, controlled substances;

   4. d. Is accredited by an organization that provides accreditation based on ILAC G19 and ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO/IEC 17020; and

      1. i. ILAC – International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation,
      2. ii. G19 – G series # 19 (standard number for forensic science processes),
      3. iii. ISO – International Organization of Standardization,
      4. iv. 17025 – Standard number for calibration testing laboratories,
      5. v. 17020 – Standard number of general operation of bodies performing inspections.
   5. e. Provides a minimum of six forensic disciplines in the areas of trace evidence, blood and breath alcohol, firearms and toolmarks, crime scene processing, latent print comparisons, seized drugs, DNA, digital forensics, and drug toxicology. At least one of the six disciplines must be DNA, digital forensics, or drug toxicology.

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Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 2217, effective May 11, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2294, effective August 5, 2006 (Supp. 06-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 856 (March 21, 2025), effective April 28, 2025 (Supp. 25-1).