|
When packaging and shipping evidence, please follow the instructions below. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact us.
- Prior to packaging and shipping evidence, call CBI for specific instructions.
- Take precautions to preserve the evidence.
- Wrap and seal each item of evidence separately to avoid cross-contamination.
- Place the evidence in a clean, dry, and previously unused inner container.
- Seal the inner container with tamper-evident or filament tape.
- Affix "EVIDENCE" and "BIOHAZARD" labels, if appropriate, on the inner container. If any of the evidence needs to be examined for latent prints, affix a "LATENT" label on the inner container.
- Affix the evidence examination request and all case information between the inner and outer containers.
- Place the sealed inner container in a clean, dry, and previously unused outer container with clean packing materials. Do not use loose Styrofoam.
- Completely seal the outer container so that tampering with the container would be evident
- All shipments of suspected or confirmed hazardous materials must comply with U.S. Department of Transportation and International Air Transport Association regulations. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) lists specific requirements that must be observed when preparing hazardous materials for shipment by air, land, or sea. In addition, the International Air Transport Association annually publishes the Dangerous Goods Regulations detailing how to prepare and package shipments for air transportation.
- Title 49 CFR 172.101 [pdf] provides a Hazardous Materials Table that identifies items considered to be hazardous for the purpose of transportation. Title 49 CFR 172.101 [pdf] also addresses special provisions for certain materials, hazardous materials communications, emergency response information, and training requirements for shippers. Unless otherwise indicated in the Examinations section, address the outer container as follows:
Fairfax Identity Labs
ATTENTION: Forensic Laboratory
601 Biotech Drive
Richmond Virginia, 23235
- Ship evidence by U.S. Postal Service Registered Mail, United Parcel Service, or Federal Express. Record the method of shipment and the tracking number(s) on the chain-of-custody form.
| |
