28 CFR 28.24
§ 28.24 Exceptions based on the results of judicial proceedings.
United States · 28 CFR — Judicial Administration · Status: effective
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- 28 CFR 28.24, § 28.24 Exceptions based on the results of judicial proceedings, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/120294
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Full text
Subsection (c) of section 3600A makes the biological evidence preservation requirement inapplicable in two circumstances relating to the results of judicial proceedings:
(a) Judicial denial of DNA testing. Section 3600A(c)(1) exempts situations in which a court has denied a motion for DNA testing under 18 U.S.C. 3600 and no appeal is pending.
(b) Inclusion of defendant as source. Section 3600A(c)(5) exempts situations in which there has been DNA testing under 18 U.S.C. 3600 and the results included the defendant as the source of the evidence.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.