HCS SB 733 -- CRIME LABORATORIES

Beginning December 31, 2012, this bill requires any crime
laboratory providing reports or testimony to a state court
regarding the forensic analysis of evidence to be accredited or
provisionally accredited by an organization approved by the
Department of Public Safety.  "Crime laboratory" is defined as a
laboratory operated or supported financially by the state or any
unit of city, county, or other local government that employs at
least one scientist who examines physical evidence in criminal
matters and provides expert or opinion testimony in a state
court.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm