Evidence Technician I - Sheriff's Department

Pima County•Tucson, AZ

5d•$21 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

This is an entry-level evidence technician position in the Sheriff's Department. The role involves receiving, collecting, preserving, storing, and maintaining the chain-of-custody of property and evidence. Work may be required on weekends and holidays. The classification may include tasks related to handling property and evidence under various environmental and physical conditions, including unpleasant sights, smells, or adverse weather. Responsibilities include documenting receipt, transfers, and disposition of items, cataloging, labeling, packaging, storing, and retrieving evidence, and traveling to various locations to collect and transport evidence. The role also involves safely handling potentially hazardous materials, maintaining chain of custody, advising personnel on evidence procedures, disposing of property, checking for registered owner information, securing seized vehicles, testifying in court, preparing evidence for shipment, and photographing property prior to release or destruction.

Requirements

Two years of experience as an inventory control clerk in a law enforcement setting.
Valid driver license is required at time of application.
Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
Satisfactory completion of a personal background investigation by law enforcement agencies may be required.
Satisfactory completion of a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen.
Post-job offer proof of immunization(s) or immunization(s) and/or a TB screening.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience.
Some positions may require special access authorization for law enforcement or courts computerized databases and communications systems.

Responsibilities

Receives, collects, preserves, stores, and maintains chain-of-custody of property and evidence.
Documents receipt, authorized transfers and disposition of all items in custody.
Catalogs, labels, tags, packages, stores and retrieves evidence and property.
Travels to departmental substations, crime scenes and laboratories to take custody and transport items of evidence.
Safely and correctly handles potentially hazardous materials encountered in performance of assigned duties.
Maintains chain of custody of all property and evidence received and provides access only to authorized personnel.
Grants temporary custody of property and evidence to authorized persons for laboratory testing, court appearances or other authorized purposes.
Advises law enforcement personnel, attorneys and others on procedures of evidence and authorization for release of property.
Disposes of property and evidence by release, sale or destruction after adjudication and maintains records of disposal.
Checks items received against information available on multi-agency computer information system for registered owner information.
Takes custody of and secures seized vehicles.
Testifies in court as to chain of custody for property and evidence.
Packages and prepares evidence for shipment to owners or out-of-state laboratories.
Photographs property prior to release or destruction and completes associated paperwork.