Property Room

[Susie Haney]

Asking on behalf of our property room officer. If we have CSC/Homicide evidence that has already been processed and uploaded to the report, and the case has been solved, prosecution is complete, etc, can we get rid of it? There are garbage bags and bins full of bed sheets, clothes, etc. that have been long ago forgotten about. Is there a retention on all evidence to a case?

[Melissa Sullivan]

IAPE – International Assoc of Property and Evidence, may be able to help with this question, or at least tell you where to find the answer. 800-449-4273 or send the question to Joe at jlatta@iape.org

[Susie Haney]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[KayCe Parsons]

I checked with our Evidence Management Coordinator, and at the Jackson PD, she keeps everything for homicides and felony CSCs indefinitely because the science behind DNA evidence is ever-changing. With that being said, I feel it coincides with the record retention for these types of incidents, which is currently at 110 years.

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