When new items of evidence or additional suspects are submitted for testing, the analyst may issue additional or supplemental reports. Amended reports may be issued in a variety of situations:

• If a statement from a prior report needs to be amended for accuracy or clarification purposes.
• If new national standards are set that govern how conclusions should be reached.
• If related statistics are generated.

If the lab issues an amended report, the party requesting the analysis should be notified immediately and an explanation should be provided.

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