§ 150.37. Definitions--Accreditation--Evidence in criminal trials
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 74. State Government
74 Okl.St.Ann. § 150.37
§ 150.37. Definitions--Accreditation--Evidence in criminal trials
A. For purposes of this act:1
3. “Accrediting body” shall mean a nationally recognized organization that has developed and maintained an independent system, based upon ISO/IEC 17025 standards, for providing laboratories with an impartial review of laboratory operations and that provides formal recognition or certification to laboratories who demonstrate continued compliance with those standards and other supplemental forensic standards which are specific to the maintenance and testing of forensic evidence;
4. “ISO/IEC 17025” shall mean the International Organization of Standards/International Electrotechnical Commission standard 17025 that is published by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission and included as a standard in general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories;
2. Testimony, results, reports, or evidence of forensic analysis produced by a forensic laboratory prior to July 1, 2005. Such testimony, results, reports, or evidence need not be performed by an accredited forensic laboratory and may be produced or presented on behalf of the prosecution in a criminal trial after July 1, 2005, as long as the forensic analysis was produced prior to that date;
Credits
Laws 2002, c. 351, § 3, emerg. eff. May 30, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 203, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 2003; Laws 2011, c. 137, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
Footnotes
O.S.L. 2002, c. 351, §§ 2, 3 [Title 74, §§ 150.36, 150.37].
74 Okl. St. Ann. § 150.37, OK ST T. 74 § 150.37
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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