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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 29.05.01.10" title_num="29" subtitle_num="05" chapter_num="01" heading="Quality Assurance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Any procedure adopted by the Director shall include quality assurance guidelines to ensure that DNA identification records meet standards and audit requirements for laboratories that submit DNA records for inclusion in the Statewide DNA Data Base System and CODIS.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Crime Laboratory and each analyst performing DNA analyses at the Crime Laboratory shall undergo, twice yearly, external proficiency testing by a DNA proficiency testing program that meets the standards as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Section 1003 of the Federal DNA Identification Act of 1994; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>FBI Standards.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>