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Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Unit Lab Procedures

Attorneys should review lab procedures to understand the forensic techniques used to analyze the evidence in their cases. This page was created by IDS in September 2020 using the Pitt County Lab’s current procedures. As new procedures are adopted, they will be added to this website. Attorneys should request through discovery the lab procedures that were in effect at the time of the analysis in their case.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Services Unit is an accredited laboratory for the disciplines of Friction Ridge and Seized Drugs.

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11/21/2019Technical Procedure for Measurement AssuranceVersion 6
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Polarized Light MicroscopyVersion 3
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Preliminary Color TestsVersion 5
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Quality AssuranceVersion 4
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for SamplingVersion 6
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for BalancesVersion 5
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Drug Chemistry AnalysisVersion 3
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Extractions and SeparationsVersion 3
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)Version 6
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Infrared SpectroscopyVersion 7
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04/01/2018Procedure for Amido BlackVersion 3
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10/15/2019Procedure for Analysis and Comparison of Friction Ridge EvidenceVersion 6
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04/01/2018Procedure for ArdroxVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for AUTHENTIPRINT CasesVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Basic YellowVersion 2
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10/23/2018Procedure for Conducting ReviewsVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Coomassie BlueVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Crystal VioletVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Cyanoacrylate Ester Fingerprint DevelopmentVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for the use of the CyanovacVersion 2
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01/15/2020Procedure for Forensic Technician ProcessesVersion 4
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04/01/2018Procedure for Gelatin LiftersVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Gun Blue/Blue EtchingVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Image ProcessingVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Visual and Inherent Luminescence ExaminationsVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Leucocrystal Violet (LCV)Version 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Liquid Adhesive LiftingVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for the Nikon D70 Digital CameraVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for the Nikon D90 Digital CameraVersion 2
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05/03/2019Version 1
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06/29/2018Procedure for NinhydrinVersion 3
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06/29/2018Procedure for Ninhydrin-HFE7100Version 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Non-Porous EvidenceVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Processing Porous Items of EvidenceVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Powder ProcessingVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Processing Hands/Feet of Unknown DeceasedVersion 2
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03/22/2019Procedure for SAFIS Searches and Property CrimesVersion 3
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01/15/2020Technical Procedure for Ensuring Quality ControlVersion 5
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04/01/2018Procedure for Rhodamine 6GVersion 2
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10/23/2018Procedure for Recording of All Analytical DataVersion 4
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01/15/2020Procedure for the SAFIS/IAFISVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Small Particle Reagent (SPR)Version 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Sticky-Side PowderVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for Sudan BlackVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for the use of the Super Glue Fuming WandsVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for TapeGloVersion 2
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10/23/2018Procedure for Writing Results StatementsVersion 4
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04/01/2018Procedure for Zinc Chloride-HFE-7100Version 2
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08/22/2018Technical Procedure for Zinc ChlorideVersion 3
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04/01/2018Procedure for 1,2-IndanedioneVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for the Alternate Light SourcesVersion 2
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03/22/201919-001Latent/Training
03/22/201919-002Drug Chemistry
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11/14/201919-006Lab Wide
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03/22/201919-002Drug Chemistry
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11/20/201919-004Lab Wide
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11/14/201919-006Lab Wide
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11/20/201919-010Blood Alcohol
03/17/20202020-001Drug Chemistry
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10/22/2018Reference Standards, Reference Materials and Prepared ReagentsVersion 3
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10/18/2018Handling of Test ItemsVersion 4
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01/15/2020Ensuring the Validity of Test ResultsVersion 2
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03/20/2020Proficiency TestingVersion 3
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03/22/2019Administrative and Technical ReviewsVersion 4
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01/15/2020Version 7
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11/18/2019Quality Manual - Cover Page / Top Management / Key Management / Table of Contents / Introduction / Distribution Version 1
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11/18/2019Quality Manual Section 2 - Normative ReferencesVersion 1
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11/18/2019Quality Manual Section 3 - Terms and DefinitionsVersion 1
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11/18/2019Quality Manual Section 4 - General RequirementsVersion 1
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11/18/2019Quality Manual Section 5 - Structural RequirementsVersion 1
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01/15/2020Quality Manual Section 6 - Resource RequirementsVersion 2
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11/18/2019Quality Manual Section 7 - Process RequirementsVersion 1
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01/15/2020Quality Manual Section 8 - Management System RequirementsVersion 2
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04/01/2018Authorizing DeviationsVersion 2
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04/01/2018Procedure for Validation of Technical ProceduresVersion 2
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11/18/2019Document ControlVersion 3
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04/01/2018Review of RequestsVersion 2
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10/17/2018PurchasingVersion 4
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11/18/2019ComplaintsVersion 4
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03/04/2020Control of Nonconforming WorkVersion 3
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04/01/2018Preventive ActionVersion 2
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04/01/2018Control of RecordsVersion 3
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10/17/2018Internal Quality AuditVersion 3
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01/01/2020Management ReviewVersion 3
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03/04/2020Corrective ActionVersion 3