Article 82. Conduct of Expert Examination by Commission of Experts

An expert examination may be carried out by several experts of one (commission expert examination) or different forensic expert specialties (complex expert examination).

The conduct of an expert examination by a commission of experts shall be determined by the court that appointed the examination, or the head of the state forensic expert institution, non-governmental forensic expert organization or other enterprise, institution, organization organizing the production of this examination.

The expert commission, which is entrusted with the conduct of the examination, shall agree on the goals, sequence and scope of the upcoming studies based on the need to resolve the questions put before it.

Each expert shall independently and autonomously conduct research, evaluate the results obtained by him personally and other members of the commission and draw conclusions on the questions posed within the limits of his special knowledge as a member of a commission of experts, which is entrusted with the conduct of an examination.

Conduct of research in whole or in part by persons who are not included in the composition of the expert commission shall not be allowed.