| This section seeks to protect the privacy rights of persons |
| who are tested for a parentage determination. Although the |
| Drafting Committee was not informed of an instance in which a |
| paternity-testing laboratory had released samples or performed |
| unauthorized testing, several states have proposed or passed laws |
| regulating the "genetic privacy" of paternity tests. This section |
| is intended to provide some guidance in this area. The term |
| "identifiable specimen" is included, as there are beneficial uses |
| of samples for anonymous research purposes. For example, the |
| frequency tables used to make calculations are compiled from |
| anonymous data and provide a more precise calculation for all |
| persons involved in paternity testing. On occasion, a court may |
| order the laboratory to release samples. For instance, a man who |
| had been tested in one paternity proceeding and then dies may |
| have his samples utilized in another paternity proceeding if a |
| court orders testing in the second action. Courts have also |
| ordered the release of samples when the tested man has allegedly |
| engaged in criminal conduct. This has occurred when the alleged |
| father has sent an imposter for sample collection. If the state |
| pursues criminal charges, a court might order the laboratory to |
