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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 868<\/a> and 881<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":285173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70513,"identifier":"9.1-1113","token":"9.1\/11\/2\/9.1-1113","url":"\/9.1-1113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-1113\/","token":"9.1\/11\/2\/9.1-1113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Functions of the Scientific Advisory Committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-1113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Committee may review laboratory operations of the Department and make recommendations concerning the quality and timeliness of services furnished to user agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Committee shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the Director of the Department and the Forensic Science Board concerning: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> New scientific programs, protocols, and methods of testing; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Plans for the implementation of new programs, sustaining existing programs and improving upon them where possible, and the elimination of programs no longer needed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Protocols for testing and examination methods, and guidelines for the presentation of results in court<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Qualification standards for the various scientists of the Department, including the Director. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon request of the Director of the Department, the Forensic Science Board, or the Governor, the Committee shall review analytical work, reports, and conclusions of scientists employed by the Department. The Committee shall recommend to the Forensic Science Board a review process for the Department to use in instances where there has been an allegation<\/span> of misidentification or other testing error made by the Department during its examination of evidence<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFUNCTIONS OF THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (\u00a7 9.1-1113)\n\nA. The Committee may review laboratory operations of the Department and make\nrecommendations concerning the quality and timeliness of services furnished to\nuser agencies.\n\nB. The Committee shall review and make recommendations as necessary to the\nDirector of the Department and the Forensic Science Board concerning:\n\n 1. New scientific programs, protocols, and methods of testing;\n\n 2. Plans for the implementation of new programs, sustaining existing programs\n and improving upon them where possible, and the elimination of programs no\n longer needed;\n\n 3. Protocols for testing and examination methods, and guidelines for the\n presentation of results in court; and\n\n 4. Qualification standards for the various scientists of the Department,\n including the Director.\n\nC. Upon request of the Director of the Department, the Forensic Science Board,\nor the Governor, the Committee shall review analytical work, reports, and\nconclusions of scientists employed by the Department. The Committee shall\nrecommend to the Forensic Science Board a review process for the Department to\nuse in instances where there has been an allegation of misidentification or\nother testing error made by the Department during its examination of evidence.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 868, 881.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}