O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 35-3-150 (2019)

Definitions

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Public Safety. (2) ‘‘Crime lab’’ or ‘‘state crime lab’’ means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (3) ‘‘Director’’ means the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (4) ‘‘Division’’ means the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

(5) ‘‘Division director’’ means the director of the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (6) ‘‘Independent test’’ means a forensic analysis of evidence in the custody and possession of the state or any political subdivision or authority thereof conducted at the request of or on behalf of any person other than a prosecuting attorney, law enforcement officer, or other authorized agent of the state or which are ordered conducted by a court at the request of an accused. (7) ‘‘Regional medical examiner’’ shall have the same meaning as defined in paragraph (13) of Code Section 45-16-21. (8) ‘‘Rule’’ or ‘‘rules’’ means a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.’’

History

Code 1981, § 35-3-150, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1421, § 3.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2001 · leading case: State v. Bowen, 547 S.E.2d 286 (Ga. 2001).
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State v. Bowen, 547 S.E.2d 286 (Ga. 2001). · cites it 4× “However, [d]uring its 1997 legislative session, the Georgia General *2 Assembly passed the Forensic Sciences Act, [OCGA § 35-3-150 et seq.], which made the APA inapplicable to the methods of evidence-testing adopted by the GBI’s Division of Forensic Sciences.”
State v. Bowen, 537 S.E.2d 417 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 8× “" [3] In so doing, the legislature passed OCGA § 35-3-150 et seq. which outlined the duties of the GBI Forensic Division and permitted the division to adopt its own standards for chemical testing: The Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: (1)…”
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