Documentation
Elements for evidence submission transmittal letters or laboratory forms may include the following:
- Agency identification
- Names of suspect(s) and victim(s)
- Numerical agency case identifier
- Characterization of the violation (e.g., homicide, burglary, assault, etc.)
- Date and location of the crime
- Investigative summary of the incident
- Related photographs and other crime scene documentation
- Method of delivery (hand-carried, shipped)
- Description of the items of physical evidence, including the corresponding item number
- List of requested examinations
- Notation of interrelated past or current case(s)
- Reference to any relevant previous submission(s)
- Request for expedited treatment of the case
- Chain of custody
Click here to read a sample transmittal letter
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