Section R10-4-501. Definitions

In this Article:

1.        “Account” means the Full-service Forensic Crime Labo- ratories Account established by A.R.S. § 41-2421(J)(5).

2.        “Commission” means the Arizona Criminal Justice Com- mission established by A.R.S. § 41-2404.

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

a.        Is operated by a criminal justice agency that is a political subdivision of the state;

b.        Employs at least one full-time forensic scientist who holds a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a physi- cal or natural science;

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;

d.        Is accredited by the American Society of Crime Lab- oratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board; and

e.        Provides, at a minimum, services in the areas of con- trolled substances, forensic biology, DNA,  blood and breath alcohol, firearms, and toolmarks.

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).