Attorneys should review lab procedures to understand the forensic techniques used to analyze the evidence in their cases. It is important to review the procedure that was in effect at the time the evidence was processed. This page will be updated as additional procedures are received, but attorneys should request any procedure from the lab through discovery rather than relying on the documents posted here. The NC State Crime Laboratory makes its current and archived procedures available via its website.
Current Procedures - Digital Evidence (3075)
Effective Date | Title | Unit | Description |
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6/13/2018 | Audio Clarification Procedure | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Clarification |
6/13/2018 | Audio Performance Verification | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Performance Verification |
10/31/2013 | Audio Results | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Results |
9/4/2020 | Cellphone Device Handling | Digital Evidence | Version 1 |
9/22/2017 | Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion |
3/15/2019 | Writing Audio/Video Results Statements | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Writing Audio/Video Results Statements |
Current Procedures - Latent Evidence (3078)
Effective Date | Title | Unit | Description |
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2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for 1,2-Indanedione-Zinc | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Amido Black | Latent Evidence | Version 6 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Conducting Reviews | Latent Evidence | Version 9 |
1/19/2018 | Technical Procedure for Coomassie Blue | Latent Evidence | Version 5 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for the CrimeScope and Mini-CrimeScope | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
Current Procedures - NC State Crime Lab (3072)
Effective Date | Title | Unit | Description |
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6/13/2018 | Audio Clarification Procedure | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Clarification |
6/13/2018 | Audio Performance Verification | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Performance Verification |
10/31/2013 | Audio Results | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Results |
9/4/2020 | Cellphone Device Handling | Digital Evidence | Version 1 |
9/22/2017 | Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for 1,2-Indanedione-Zinc | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Amido Black | Latent Evidence | Version 6 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Conducting Reviews | Latent Evidence | Version 9 |
1/19/2018 | Technical Procedure for Coomassie Blue | Latent Evidence | Version 5 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for the CrimeScope and Mini-CrimeScope | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
3/15/2019 | Writing Audio/Video Results Statements | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Writing Audio/Video Results Statements |
Previous Procedures
Effective Date | Title | Unit | Description |
---|---|---|---|
6/13/2018 | Audio Clarification Procedure | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Clarification |
6/13/2018 | Audio Performance Verification | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Performance Verification |
10/31/2013 | Audio Results | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Results |
9/4/2020 | Cellphone Device Handling | Digital Evidence | Version 1 |
9/22/2017 | Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Audio Duplication and Conversion |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for 1,2-Indanedione-Zinc | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Amido Black | Latent Evidence | Version 6 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for Conducting Reviews | Latent Evidence | Version 9 |
1/19/2018 | Technical Procedure for Coomassie Blue | Latent Evidence | Version 5 |
2/1/2019 | Technical Procedure for the CrimeScope and Mini-CrimeScope | Latent Evidence | Version 4 |
3/15/2019 | Writing Audio/Video Results Statements | Digital Evidence | NC SCL Technical Procedure for Writing Audio/Video Results Statements |