515 CMR 1.00 establishes rules and regulations governing the collection, submission, receipt, identification, storage and disposal of DNA samples for the state DNA database established in M.G.L. c. 22E, § 2, and is applicable to all DNA samples collected pursuant to M.G.L. c. 22E, § 3. The purpose of 515 CMR 1.00 is the promotion of uniformity and effective forensic science in the collection, submission, receipt, identification, storage and disposal of DNA samples.
515 CMR, § 1.01