Or. Admin. R. 137-140-0040 - Documentation Guidelines for Biological Evidence
(1) When a custodian initiates a criminal
investigation, custodian personnel should create a written or electronic file
specific for that case in order to contain case documentation of biological
evidence for the length of time required by these administrative rules and
prevailing law.
(2) Custodians
should document the following information regarding biological evidence :
(a) The techniques used for the detection and
collection of the evidence;
(b)
Date of collection;
(c) Name of
persons collecting the evidence;
(d) A descriptive listing of the evidence
collected;
(e) A unique identifier
of each item of evidence collected such as an item number and case number;
(f) The location where each item
of evidence was collected which should be documented by notes, sketches,
measurements, photographs, or other similar items; and
(g) Any additional information that the
custodian or law enforcement agency deems appropriate.
(3) Custodians shall initiate and maintain a
continuous chain of custody for each item of biological evidence from the time
of evidence collection until the time the evidence is admitted into court and
from a court's return of the evidence to the custodian's custody until the
expiration of the retention periods specified in ORS
133.707 and these administrative
rules.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 133.709
Stat. Implemented: ORS 133.705-133.717
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