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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.51.01.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="51" chapter_num="01" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This subtitle contains the standards and requirements that a forensic laboratory shall meet to obtain and retain a license to perform or offer to perform forensic analyses.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This subtitle does not apply to a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Forensic laboratory operated by the federal government; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Laboratory licensed or certified by the Maryland Department of Agriculture.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Forensic analysis does not include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A test of a specimen of breath or blood to determine alcohol concentration or controlled dangerous substance content;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Forensic information technology;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A presumptive test performed at a crime scene;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A presumptive test performed for the purpose of determining compliance with a term or condition of community supervision or parole and conducted by or under contract with a county department of corrections or the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An expert examination or test conducted principally for the purpose of scientific research, medical practice, civil or administrative litigation, or any purpose other than determining the connection of physical evidence to a criminal act.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>