37 Tex. Admin. Code § 28.81 – Purpose and Applicability

(a) This subchapter contains the director's rules that govern the regulation of DNA laboratories located in this state.
(b) The rules contained in this subchapter apply to forensic DNA laboratories, including a CODIS user laboratory, and do not apply to:
1. (1) any laboratory, including a crime laboratory, which does not conduct DNA testing; or
2. (2) any entity that conducts DNA testing, if that testing is performed for a purpose other than forensic analysis under Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 38.35.

Source Note:The provisions of this §28.81 adopted to be effective February 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 407; amended to be effective April 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 2373.