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Department of Forensic Biology
Forensic Biology Evidence and Case Management Manuals
This manual contains procedures related to (1) evidence intake, distribution, and return; and (2) case handling, including evidence examination guidelines; handling, evaluation, and troubleshooting of cases which are in progress; report writing and reviews.
Procedures on this page were effective from June 20, 2016 through at least December 31, 2024. The dates effective are shown as MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY in the file name. To view procedures that were in effect for other time frames, please go to the Forensic Biology Technical Manual Page and choose the time frame needed.
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Abbreviations
- Abbreviations effective 02/17/23 – 04/17/25
- Abbreviations effective 12/01/22 – 02/16/23
- Abbreviations effective 03/04/22 – 11/30/22
- Abbreviations effective 02/04/22 – 03/03/22
- Abbreviations effective 11/19/20 – 02/03/22
- Abbreviations effective 08/29/19 – 11/18/20
- Abbreviations effective 07/12/19 – 08/28/19
- Abbreviations effective 01/26/18 – 07/11/19
- Abbreviations effective 02/28/17 – 01/25/18
- Abbreviations effective 12/13/16 – 02/27/17
- Abbreviations effective 06/20/16 – 12/12/16
Administrative Completion of Cases
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 07/18/24 – 03/24/25
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 08/29/23 – 07/17/24
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 11/30/22 – 08/28/23
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 12/02/20 – 11/29/22
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 11/30/17 – 12/01/20
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 03/10/17 – 11/29/17
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 12/15/16 – 03/09/17
- Administrative Completion of Cases effective 06/20/16 – 12/14/16
Administrative Review
- Administrative Review effective 07/01/24 – current
- Administrative Review effective 11/22/22 – 06/30/24
- Administrative Review effective 07/13/22 – 11/21/22
- Administrative Review effective 05/16/22 – 07/12/22
- Administrative Review effective 08/23/21 – 05/15/22
- Administrative Review effective 07/08/21 – 08/22/21
- Administrative Review effective 04/14/21 – 07/07/21
- Administrative Review effective 09/09/20 – 04/13/21
- Administrative Review effective 12/31/19 – 09/08/20
- Administrative Review effective 06/25/19 – 12/30/19
- Administrative Review effective 04/29/19 – 06/24/19
- Administrative Review effective 10/18/18 – 04/28/19
- Administrative Review effective 05/16/17 – 10/17/18
- Administrative Review effective 03/10/17 – 05/15/17
- Administrative Review effective 02/28/17 – 03/09/17
- Administrative Review effective 06/20/16 – 02/27/17
Alternate Light Source (ALS) Requests by the Medical Examiner
As of 12/29/23, the Alternate Light Source (ALS) Requests by the Medical Examiner procedure was retired.
Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 07/18/24 – current
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 03/21/24 – 07/17/24
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 10/27/23 – 03/20/24
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 09/08/23 – 10/26/23
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 06/01/23 – 09/07/23
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 02/14/23 – 05/31/23
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 01/26/23 – 02/13/23
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 07/21/22 – 01/25/23
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 02/16/22 – 07/20/22
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 10/26/21 – 02/15/22
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 03/18/21 – 10/25/21
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 09/09/20 – 03/17/21
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 08/14/19 – 09/08/20
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 11/13/18 – 08/13/19
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 04/30/18 – 11/12/18
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 05/25/17 – 04/29/18
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 03/07/17 – 05/24/17
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 01/03/17 – 03/06/17
- Case Acceptance and Evidence Sign-in effective 06/20/16 – 01/02/17
Case Files
- Case Files effective 12/01/22 – current
- Case Files effective 12/30/19 – 11/30/22
- Case Files effective 08/01/19 – 12/29/19
- Case Files effective 12/04/17 – 07/31/19
- Case Files effective 05/16/17 – 12/03/17
- Case Files effective 03/07/17 – 05/15/17
- Case Files effective 02/13/17 – 03/06/17
- Case Files effective 12/02/16 – 02/12/17
- Case Files effective 06/20/16 – 12/01/16
Case Management
- Case Management effective 10/11/24 – current
- Case Management effective 03/28/24 – 10/10/24
- Case Management effective 02/01/24 – 03/27/24
- Case Management effective 11/27/23 – 01/31/24
- Case Management effective 08/10/23 – 11/26/23
- Case Management effective 07/10/23 – 08/09/23
- Case Management effective 02/14/23 – 07/09/23
- Case Management effective 01/20/23 – 02/13/23
- Case Management effective 12/01/22 – 01/19/23
- Case Management effective 10/27/22 – 11/30/22
- Case Management effective 10/24/22 – 10/26/22
- Case Management effective 07/13/22 – 10/23/22
- Case Management effective 05/19/22 – 07/12/22
- Case Management effective 08/26/21 – 05/18/22
- Case Management effective 08/03/21 – 08/25/21
- Case Management effective 04/15/21 – 08/02/21
- Case Management effective 12/07/20 – 04/14/21
- Case Management effective 09/21/20 – 12/06/20
- Case Management effective 08/27/20 – 09/20/20
- Case Management effective 12/30/19 – 08/26/20
- Case Management effective 04/30/19 – 12/29/19
- Case Management effective 01/17/19 – 04/29/19
- Case Management effective 11/27/18 – 01/16/19
- Case Management effective 12/05/17 – 11/26/18
- Case Management effective 08/14/17 – 12/04/17
- Case Management effective 03/07/17 – 08/13/17
- Case Management effective 01/03/17 – 03/06/17
- Case Management effective 06/20/16 – 01/02/17
Evidence Control
- Evidence Control effective 03/29/24 – current
- Evidence Control effective 07/24/23 – 03/28/24
- Evidence Control effective 07/10/23 – 07/23/23
- Evidence Control effective 06/14/23 – 07/09/23
- Evidence Control effective 11/22/22 – 06/13/23
- Evidence Control effective 12/08/21 – 11/21/22
- Evidence Control effective 11/16/20 – 12/07/21
- Evidence Control effective 06/25/19 – 11/15/20
- Evidence Control effective 11/21/18 – 06/24/19
- Evidence Control effective 12/07/17 – 11/20/18
- Evidence Control effective 06/21/17 – 12/06/17
- Evidence Control effective 03/10/17 – 06/20/17
- Evidence Control effective 01/10/17 – 03/09/17
- Evidence Control effective 06/20/16 – 01/09/17
Evidence Examination
- Evidence Examination effective 12/20/24 – current
- Evidence Examination effective 09/18/24 – 12/19/24
- Evidence Examination effective 07/01/24 – 09/17/24
- Evidence Examination effective 03/28/24 – 06/30/24
- Evidence Examination effective 11/27/23 – 03/27/24
- Evidence Examination effective 08/30/23 – 11/26/23
- Evidence Examination effective 07/10/23 – 08/29/23
- Evidence Examination effective 06/23/23 – 07/09/23
- Evidence Examination effective 01/26/23 – 06/22/23
- Evidence Examination effective 12/30/22 – 01/25/23
- Evidence Examination effective 12/05/22 – 12/29/22
- Evidence Examination effective 10/27/22 – 12/04/22
- Evidence Examination effective 10/24/22 – 10/26/22
- Evidence Examination effective 05/24/22 – 10/23/22
- Evidence Examination effective 08/26/21 – 05/23/22
- Evidence Examination effective 08/06/21 – 08/25/21
- Evidence Examination effective 08/03/21 – 08/05/21
- Evidence Examination effective 08/21/20 – 08/02/21
- Evidence Examination effective 09/13/19 – 08/20/20
- Evidence Examination effective 07/18/19 – 09/12/19
- Evidence Examination effective 07/01/19 – 07/17/19
- Evidence Examination effective 05/20/19 – 06/30/19
- Evidence Examination effective 01/17/19 – 05/19/19
- Evidence Examination effective 12/14/18 – 01/16/19
- Evidence Examination effective 09/25/18 – 12/13/18
- Evidence Examination effective 12/07/17 – 09/24/18
- Evidence Examination effective 09/15/17 – 12/06/17
- Evidence Examination effective 09/08/17 – 09/14/17
- Evidence Examination effective 08/29/17 – 09/07/17
- Evidence Examination effective 08/15/17 – 08/28/17
- Evidence Examination effective 08/09/17 – 08/14/17
- Evidence Examination effective 06/06/17 – 08/08/17
- Evidence Examination effective 05/16/17 – 06/05/17
- Evidence Examination effective 04/20/17 – 05/15/17
- Evidence Examination effective 03/10/17 – 04/19/17
- Evidence Examination effective 12/01/16 – 03/09/17
- Evidence Examination effective 06/20/16 – 11/30/16
Human Remains Examination
IR Camera User Guide
Laser Microdissection of Products of Conception
This procedure has been retired as of 12/02/20
Postmortem Review & Sign-in
As of 6/3/2022, the Postmortem Review & Sign-in procedure was restructured and renamed. Please see the Postmortem Specimen and Preservation Holds procedure.
Postmortem Specimen and Preservation Holds
Reports
- Reports effective 09/05/24 – current
- Reports effective 06/27/24 – 09/04/24
- Reports effective 03/28/24 – 06/26/24
- Reports effective 12/07/23 – 03/27/24
- Reports effective 02/16/23 – 12/06/23
- Reports effective 12/22/22 – 02/15/23
- Reports effective 12/01/22 – 12/21/22
- Reports effective 06/02/22 – 11/30/22
- Reports effective 02/15/22 – 06/01/22
- Reports effective 12/14/21 – 02/15/22
- Reports effective 06/10/21 – 12/13/21
- Reports effective 05/27/21 – 06/09/21
- Reports effective 11/18/20 – 05/26/21
- Reports effective 09/24/20 – 11/17/20
- Reports effective 06/14/19 – 09/23/20
- Reports effective 05/20/19 – 06/13/19
- Reports effective 04/30/19 – 05/19/19
- Reports effective 08/02/18 – 04/29/19
- Reports effective 12/06/17 – 08/01/18
- Reports effective 03/10/17 – 12/05/17
- Reports effective 02/07/17 – 03/09/17
- Reports effective 06/20/16 – 02/06/17
Subcontracting
Technical Review
- Technical Review effective 07/10/24 – 04/17/25
- Technical Review effective 02/13/24 – 07/09/24
- Technical Review effective 01/18/24 – 02/12/24
- Technical Review effective 07/07/23 – 01/17/24
- Technical Review effective 12/02/22 – 07/06/23
- Technical Review effective 05/19/22 – 12/01/22
- Technical Review effective 05/12/22 – 05/18/22
- Technical Review effective 08/03/21 – 05/11/22
- Technical Review effective 07/26/21 – 08/02/21
- Technical Review effective 04/27/21 – 07/25/21
- Technical Review effective 02/08/21 – 04/26/21
- Technical Review effective 11/19/20 – 02/07/21
- Technical Review effective 11/18/20
- Technical Review effective 10/29/20 – 11/17/20
- Technical Review effective 08/28/20 – 10/28/20
- Technical Review effective 07/27/20 – 08/27/20
- Technical Review effective 12/30/19 – 07/26/20
- Technical Review effective 04/29/19 – 12/29/19
- Technical Review effective 01/17/19 – 04/28/19
- Technical Review effective 10/18/18 – 01/16/19
- Technical Review effective 12/05/17 – 10/17/18
- Technical Review effective 03/10/17 – 12/04/17
- Technical Review effective 12/15/16 – 03/09/17
- Technical Review effective 07/11/16 – 12/14/16
- Technical Review effective 06/20/16 – 07/10/16