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This manual contains individual procedures with laboratory-wide application pertaining to laboratory planning, organization, and documentation.
Procedures on this page were effective from June 20, 2016 through at least December 31, 2024. The dates effective are shown as MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY in the file name. To view procedures that were in effect for other time frames, please go to the Forensic Biology Technical Manual Page and choose the time frame needed.
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Attorney/Customer Requests
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 01/18/24 – current
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 09/08/23 – 01/17/24
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 01/31/23 – 09/07/23
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 09/09/22 – 01/30/23
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 06/18/21 – 09/08/22
- Attorney / Customer Requests effective 07/29/20 – 06/17/21
- Attorney Requests effective 03/04/20 – 07/28/20
- Attorney Requests effective 06/25/19 – 03/03/20
- Attorney Requests effective 04/30/19 – 06/24/19
- Attorney Requests effective 07/23/18 – 04/29/19
- Attorney Requests effective 03/21/17 – 07/22/18
- Attorney Requests effective 11/29/16 – 03/20/17
- Attorney Requests effective 07/11/16 – 11/28/16
- Attorney Requests effective 06/20/16 – 07/10/16
Control of Records
- Control of Records effective 07/22/24 – 04/08/25
- Control of Records effective 11/28/22 – 07/21/24
- Control of Records effective 03/02/21 – 11/27/22
- Control of Records effective 05/13/19 – 03/01/21
- Control of Records effective 11/21/18 – 06/12/19
- Control of Records effective 12/07/17 – 11/20/18
- Control of Records effective 03/13/17 – 12/06/17
- Control of Records effective 06/20/16 – 03/12/17
Discrepancies in Interpreted Results
DNA Technical Leader
Document Control
- Document Control effective 12/21/23 – 09/25/25
- Document Control effective 10/03/22 – 12/20/23
- Document Control effective 02/05/21 – 10/02/22
- Document Control effective 08/27/20 – 02/04/21
- Document Control effective 03/02/20 – 08/26/20
- Document Control effective 06/03/19 – 03/01/20
- Document Control effective 11/21/18 – 06/12/19
- Document Control effective 08/09/18 – 11/20/18
- Document Control effective 03/13/17 – 08/08/18
- Document Control effective 02/27/17 – 03/12/17
- Document Control effective 12/19/16 – 02/26/17
- Document Control effective 06/20/16 – 12/18/16
Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing effective 03/21/24 – current
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing effective 04/24/23 – 03/20/24
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing effective 03/28/23 – 04/23/23
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing effective 12/30/22 – 03/27/23
- Investigative Genetic Genealogy Testing effective 08/09/22 – 12/29/22
Management System Review
NYS Law 245 Discovery Request
Protocol for Digitization of Forensic Biology Records
Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile
- Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile effective 03/21/24 – current
- Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile effective 08/08/22 – 03/20/24
- Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile effective 03/02/21 – 08/07/22
- Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile effective 08/17/20 – 03/01/21
- Protocol for Providing Data to Outside Agencies via ShareFile effective 05/24/17 – 08/16/20
Purchasing Services and Supplies
Security
- Security effective 09/08/23 – current
- Security effective 11/23/22 – 09/07/23
- Security effective 08/31/21 – 11/22/22
- Security effective 08/05/21 – 08/30/21
- Security effective 08/03/20 – 08/04/21
- Security effective 09/03/19 – 08/02/20
- Security effective 12/07/17 – 09/02/19
- Security effective 03/21/17 – 12/06/17
- Security effective 11/18/16 – 03/20/17
- Security effective 07/11/16 – 11/17/16
- Security effective 06/20/16 – 07/10/16
Staff Roles and Responsibilities
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 01/18/24 – current
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 07/24/23 – 01/17/24
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 01/25/23 – 07/23/23
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 11/23/22 – 01/24/23
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 08/05/22 – 11/22/22
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 02/05/21 – 08/04/22
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 07/01/20 – 02/05/21
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 03/21/17 – 06/30/20
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 03/13/17 – 03/20/17
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 12/19/16 – 03/12/17
- Staff Roles and Responsibilities effective 06/20/16 – 12/18/16
Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 01/18/24 – 03/03/25
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 08/01/23 – 01/17/24
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 03/30/23 – 07/31/23
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 10/03/22 – 03/29/23
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 02/04/22 – 10/02/22
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 01/10/22 – 02/03/22
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 09/08/21 – 01/09/22
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 08/03/21 – 09/07/21
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 05/25/21 – 08/02/21
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 12/04/20 – 05/24/21
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 08/27/20 – 12/03/20
- Submission of Documents to the Forensic Biology Website effective 03/02/20 – 08/26/20