Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS |
PART 15. TEXAS FORENSIC SCIENCE COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 651. DNA, CODIS, FORENSIC ANALYSIS, AND CRIME LABORATORIES |
SUBCHAPTER C. FORENSIC ANALYST LICENSING PROGRAM |
SECTION 651.201. Purpose
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(a) Generally. This subchapter contains the Texas Forensic Science Commission (Commission) rules adopted under Article 38.01 §4-a, Code of Criminal Procedure, that govern: (1) the Commission's forensic analyst licensing program; and (2) the licensing of an individual forensic analyst by the Commission. (b) Licensing sequence. To be licensed by the Commission under this subchapter, a forensic analyst must first be employed by a crime laboratory accredited by the Commission with the exception of §651.210 or §651.211 of this subchapter. (c) Source of evidence predicate. Under Article 38.01 §4-a(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, a person may not act or offer to act as a forensic analyst unless the person holds a Forensic Analyst License, effective January 1, 2019. Source Note: The provisions of this §651.201 adopted to be effective May 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 3106