Act No. 7810
ACT NO, ‘@8-. BILL NO. 31-0145 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2015 An Actestablishing a forensic crime lab in accordance with national standards and making an appropriation of $500,000 to fund the crime laboratory ---()--- Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. (a) The Department of Justice shall establish, staff, and equip a forensic crime laboratory in the Virgin Islands. (b) The crime laboratory must be accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors; Laboratory Accreditation Board (LAB); the National Forensic Science Technology Center, or other nationally recognized accrediting organizations that has requirements that are substantially equivalent to or more comprehensive than those of the Society or the Center. SECTION 2. The forensic crime laboratory shall perform services necessary for the recognition and proper preservation, identification, and scientific analysis of evidence materials pertaining to the investigation of crimes. SECTION 3. …
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