§ 12-1-2-5

(a) The crime laboratory shall be under the immediate supervision of a director, who shall be known as the 'director — state crime laboratory' and who shall possess a Ph.D. degree or an equivalent combination of a M.S. degree and experience in an appropriate field and who has had forensic training or experience. (b) The director shall serve for a period of five (5) years and may be reappointed by the commission thereafter to subsequent five (5) year terms. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 206, § 2: G.L. § 12-1.2-9; P.L. 1981, ch. 300, § 1: G.L. § 12-1.2-5; P.L. 1994, ch. 50, § 2.