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 Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Management and Audit Guides
 


The Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Management Guide focuses on property and evidence processing procedures for all law enforcement agencies. Topics include: organizational considerations, documentation, storage and handling, inventories, property disposition and purging, legal and regulatory issues, and automation. As a "live" document, this online guide will be updated periodically as legislative changes occur. In addition, property and evidence management will be impacted by local practices and procedures.

The Management Guide also includes a fully linked table of contents for easy navigation and links to California property and evidence codes by category (refer to Chapter 8). The Appendices include a glossary of terms and useable sample forms. For recommendations on Retention, Storage and Disposal of DNA evidence, please refer to the state guidelines for post-conviction DNA testing.

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Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Management Guide
Appendices
Glossary of Terms
Sample Forms
CA DOJ Post-Conviction DNA Testing

The complementary Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Audit Guide provides an additional resource tool to be used hand-in-hand with the Management Guide. The Audit Guide includes important information and links to reference and background material needed to complete property and evidence audits.

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Law Enforcement Property & Evidence Audit Guide

Questions about this program may be directed to the Management Counseling Services Bureau at 916.227.4800 or by email at MCSB@post.ca.gov.