Sec. 5. A chain of custody affidavit is sufficient for purposes of this article if it uses the following form or if it otherwise substantially complies with this article:

CHAIN OF CUSTODY AFFIDAVIT

BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, personally appeared ______________________________, who being by me duly sworn, stated as follows:

My name is __________. I am of sound mind, over the age of 18 years, capable of making this affidavit, and personally acquainted with the facts stated in this affidavit.

My address is __________.

On the ___ day of __________, 20___, I was employed by ___________.

On that date, I came into possession of the physical evidence described as follows: (description of evidence)

I received the physical evidence from __________ (name of person or description of location) on the ___ day of __________, 20___, by ___________ (method of receipt).

This physical evidence was in a container described and marked as follows: (description of container)

I transferred the physical evidence to __________ (name of person or description of location) on the ___ day of __________, 20___, by ___________ (method of delivery).

During the time that the physical evidence was in my custody, I did not make any changes or alterations to the condition of the physical evidence except for those resulting from field or laboratory testing procedures, and the physical evidence or a representative sample of the physical evidence was transferred in essentially the same condition as received.

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Affiant

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the ___ day of __________, 20___.

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Notary Public, State of Texas

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 923, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 78 (S.B. 354), Sec. 5, eff. May 18, 2013.