- A. Except as provided in Regulation .01 of this chapter, an investigating law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit shall submit the kit and all requested associated reference standards to a forensic laboratory for analysis within 30 days of receipt of the kit and all requested associated reference standards.
B. Testing by Forensic Laboratories.
- (1) A forensic laboratory that receives a sexual assault evidence collection kit and all requested associated reference standards for analysis shall determine suitability and complete screening, testing, and analysis in a timely manner.
- (2) Failure to complete the screening, testing, and analysis in a timely manner as required in §B(1) of this regulation may not constitute the basis for excluding the analysis or results as evidence in a criminal proceeding.
Authority: Criminal Procedure Article, §11-926(e), Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: May 4, 2020 (47:9 Md. R. 476)