Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
9.2 Collection and Preservation of Evidence
9.2.6 Submission of Evidence to the Crime Laboratory (Revised: 5/23/23 )
A. All evidence to be submitted to the SFPD Crime Laboratory shall be accompanied by a
SFPD Analyzed Evidence Form and additional required documentation when necessary.
Narcotics are to be taken to the narcotics drop -box at the SFPD Crime Laboratory located
on the basement floor of 850 Bryant Street.
B. Processed evidence is placed in the Property Intake Room where it is then secured. It is
then moved to the Evidence Room, until it is checked out and transported to the SFPD
Crime Laboratory by a detective or an Evidence and Records Technician . Generally,
evidence will be transferred to the Crime Lab on a weekly or “as need ed” basis.
C. In the event evidence is delayed in submission to the SFPD Crime Laboratory for any
reason, it will be documented in the RMS by the person responsible for the delay.
D. All evidence is to be marked and submitted with the appropriate documentation to the
SFPD Crime Laboratory.