South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)

Regulations

Forensic DNA Regulations, 2020

7. Information that must be captured

Purchase cart Previous page Return to chapter overview Next page

 

Forensic analysts must ensure that the following information is captured on the appropriate information technology system utilised to manage the analysis of bodily samples in the FSL:

 

(a) The barcode of a buccal sample;

 

(b) the station and CAS /ICDMS number, where relevant;

 

(c) whether a buccal sample was taken from—
(i) a child;
(ii) an arrested person;
(iii) a person convicted of an offence;
(iv) a person who is under investigation, but not arrested and with his or her informed consent or authorised in accordance with section 36E(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act;
(v) a police official, or any other person, who as part of his or her official duties attends or processes a crime scene;
(vi) a police official or any other person, who may be handling, processing or examining crime scene samples or bodily samples for forensic analysis;
(vii) a person directly involved in the servicing or calibration of equipment in laboratories used in the forensic DNA analysis process;
(viii) a person who entered a forensic DNA laboratory;
(ix) a convicted offender, in which case the prison number must be captured;
(x) a contractor or supplier directly involved in the manufacturing of consumables, equipment, utensils or reagents;
(xi) the victim of the offence; or
(xii) a family member of a missing person; and

 

(d) whether the bodily sample or crime scene sample is from—
(i) a missing or unidentified person; or
(ii) unidentified human remains.