South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)RegulationsForensic DNA Regulations, 202015. Protocols and training relating to familial searches |
| (1) | Familial searches may only be conducted by forensic analysts of the Section: Forensic Database Management. |
| (2) | A likelihood ratio calculation may be applied to the outcome of the familial search to identify forensic investigative leads in order to enable an investigation officer to— |
| (a) | interview family members of near matches; or |
| (b) | identify unidentified human remains. |
| (3) | The Divisional Commissioner: Forensic Services must ensure that forensic analysts of the Section: Victim Identification are identified and trained to assist investigating officers in the investigation of forensic investigative leads that have been identified by means of familial searches. |
| (4) | A minimum of 21 loci must be used by the FSL to derive the forensic DNA profiles from DNA samples used in familial searches. |
| (5) | The Section Head: Victim Identification Unit must inform the Section Head: Forensic Database Management of any positive identifications made in order to expunge a forensic DNA profile loaded in the Missing Persons and Unidentified Human Remains Index. |