SUICIDE OR ATTEMPTED SUICIDE NOTES AND TAPES

 

IMPOUNDING OFFICER PROCEDURES 

  1. If the medical examiner is at the scene, leave the note or tape with him/her.  Request that  the medical examiner make a copy and send it to the Sheriff’s Office for the Records file.

  2. If the medical examiner is not at the scene, send the original note or tape to his/her office via interoffice mail.  Make a copy for the Records file prior to sending the tape to the medical examiner.

 

EVIDENCE OFFICER PROCEDURES

STORAGE:

  1. Ensure proper packaging; refer to example board in the evidence processing areas.

  2. Place one barcode on the item and the corresponding barcode on the property receipt.

  3. Place the item in a location best suited to the size of the item.  See the evidence room guide.

  4. Using the barcode reader, scan the location of the shelf and then scan the barcode affixed to the item.

  5. Place the item in numerical order by case number.

 

DISPOSAL

  1. Upon authorization or disposition of the case return tapes and notes to the Medical Examiners Office.  For any other items see ‘General Disposition of Items.'

 

 

Revised 3/11/05