An integral part of evidence and property recovery and control is known as the Evidence Manager. This is the original point of data entry for all evidence and property and is to be made in addition to the original or other supplemental report that is written whenever property/evidence is submitted to the department.
Department personnel recovering property/evidence will continue to describe and comment about recovered articles in the original or supplement report that is written. Should no evidential link exist between recovered articles and a known incident/offense, an original report titled "Recovered Property" will be written in addition to the entry of property information into Evidence Manager.
Except as listed below, the Evidence Manager will be used in every case that property is turned in to the department:
- Recovered motor vehicle: A vehicle towed to the impound lot must be first entered into the Tow Manager. However, if property/evidence is removed from the towed vehicle, that evidence must be entered into the Evidence Manager and submitted to the property room according to policy.
- Digital evidence: Recovered digital evidence shall be documented in either an original or supplemental report.
After evidence or property held is appropriately noted in the Evidence Manager, bar code label(s) will be adhered to appropriate storage containers and the items shall be turned in according to policy.
Revised June 8, 2016