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Revised Quality Assurance Standards


The FBI Director recently approved revisions to the minimum quality assurance standards that are required for participation in the National DNA Index System.

 

These revisions are entitled: Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories and Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories.  These revised Standards will take effect July 1, 2009.

 

Click on the links below to download the pdf file: 

Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories

Quality Assurance Standards for DNA Databasing Laboratories