Arizona Administrative Code › Title 13 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - RAPID DNA › Article 1 - LAW ENFORCEMENT RAPID DNA TESTING › Section R13-15-101 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this article, unless the context otherwise
				  requires:
1. "Accredited laboratory"
				means a laboratory that currently meets ISO 17025 accreditation standards and
				holds accreditation through a nationally or internationally accrediting
				organization.
2. "Allele" means one
				of two or more versions of a gene.
3. "Chromosome" means the structure found in
				the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic information.
4. "CJIS" means "Criminal Justice Information
				Services", a division of the Federal Bureau of Investigations which sets law
				enforcement standards for data security and encryption.
5. "Crime scene sample" means a sample
				collected from a crime scene believed to contain DNA of value to advance the
				investigation.
6. "Database" means
				a repository for convicted offender and arrestee samples to be used in a search
				against an unknown DNA profile in accordance with A.R.S. §
				13-1610.
7. "Department" means the
				Arizona Department of Public Safety.
8. "Developmental validation" means a method,
				as outlined in the Quality Assurance Standards, of determining that a Rapid DNA
				instrument meets generally accepted scientific standards for Rapid DNA
				analysis. This validation is performed and/or coordinated by the manufacturer
				of the instrument and must be made publicly available.
9. "Director" means the Director of the
				Arizona Department of Public Safety.
10. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, which
				is the hereditary material in humans and other organisms.
11. "DNA profile" means a set of numbers from
				a series of genetic markers obtained from an individual's DNA.
12. "Gene" means a unit of heredity which is
				transferred from a parent to an offspring that determines some characteristic
				of the offspring.
13. "Heredity" is
				the passing on of genetic characteristics from one generation to
				another.
14. "Internal validation"
				means a method performed by an accredited laboratory, as outlined in the
				Quality Assurance Standards, of determining that a Rapid DNA instrument meets
				generally accepted scientific standards for Rapid DNA analysis as used in the
				Rapid DNA testing program for the agency.
15. "Known reference sample" means a sample
				of DNA taken directly from an individual.
16. "Ladder" means a representation of the
				most common alleles present within a locus. The alleles present provide a
				reference to size the alleles present in the sample being analyzed.
17. "Locus" means the position of a gene on a
				chromosome.
18. "Negative control"
				means a quality control measure which is a sample used on the Rapid DNA
				instrument to detect DNA contamination in the reagents and
				consumables.
19. "Nucleus" means
				the center structure of a cell that contains genetic information.
20. "Performance check" means a series of
				analyses run on a Rapid DNA instrument at a Rapid DNA testing site to determine
				that the instrument can be put into service for Rapid DNA testing of crime
				scene and known reference samples.
21. "Positive control" means a known DNA
				sample processed on the Rapid DNA instrument that provides the expected DNA
				profile for that sample.
22.
				"Quality Assurance Standards (QAS)" means quality assurance requirements that
				are incorporated by reference by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Quality
				Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories dated July 1,
				2020.
23. "Rapid DNA" means an
				automated process of developing a DNA profile from a crime scene samples or
				known reference samples within a compressed period of time, typically under two
				hours.
24. "Rapid DNA Consultant"
				means an individual who is a forensic scientist with training and experience in
				DNA analysis and interpretation; who has successfully completed an agency's
				Rapid DNA Operator training program; who can perform interpretations on crime
				scene samples or known reference samples when requested by a Rapid DNA
				Operator; and who may teach training classes for new Rapid DNA
				Operators.
25. "Rapid DNA
				Coordinator" means an employee of the Arizona Department of Public Safety who
				meets the requirements of a Rapid DNA Consultant and who oversees the
				operations of the Department's Law Enforcement Rapid DNA Program.
26. "Rapid DNA instrument" means a scientific
				instrument used to conduct Rapid DNA analysis.
27. "Rapid DNA Operator" means an individual
				who has successfully completed an agency's Rapid DNA Operator training program
				and can operate the Rapid DNA instrument specific to their training.
28. "Rapid DNA partner agency site" means a
				Rapid DNA site that has met all of the requirements for a Rapid DNA testing
				site and that, additionally, has partnered with the Department to access their
				Rapid DNA database and receive support from the Rapid DNA
				Coordinator.
29. "Rapid DNA testing
				site" means a location at a law enforcement agency in the State of Arizona that
				meets the specific requirements to support and maintain a Rapid DNA law
				enforcement program and has been approved to do so by the Department.
30. "Raw data" is data from a Rapid DNA
				instrument prior to any adjustments that might be made by a software program
				utilized by the instrument.