OAR 257-060-0005: Collection and Submission of Samples

(1) Blood Samples. Any blood sample drawn under the authority of ORS 137.076, 161.325, 419C.473 or 181.085 shall be collected in one 1 purple-stoppered vacutainers containing an EDTA preservative. The submitted sample shall consist of at least one full vacutainer. Agencies submitting blood samples shall: (a) Label the vacutainers with the contributor’s name and SID number. If no SID number has been assigned to the contributor, the submitting agency shall use the contributor’s date of birth. (b) Complete a submission form supplied by the Oregon State Police and enclose the completed form with the samples submitted. (c) Deliver the blood samples within seven (7) days of the date of collection to the Oregon State Police Crime Lab DNA Profiling Unit. Samples should be refrigerated prior to delivery to the Oregon State Police Crime Lab. (2) Buccal Samples. Oral buccal cell samples shall be submitted on proper preservation media as described in the Oregon State Police protocols.