8.4.4 – Handling of Evidentiary Items Procedures
Standard: Procedures shall be established that guide agency staff in the preservation and handling of evidence until transferred to the appropriate law enforcement authority.
Procedures shall be established in coordination with the appropriate law enforcement agencies to define staff roles in ensuring that evidentiary items are preserved until the proper law enforcement agency assumes command of the scene.
Suggested Evidence of Compliance: Provide the procedures defining the role and responsibility of agency staff in the discovery, preservation and handling of evidentiary items.
Narrative:
PRC follows its policy through the Westchester County Office of Risk Management which instructs that a security breach of unusual findings such as evidentiary items become the responsibility of the Department of Public Safety (DOP). PRC staff are instructed to call the DOP if evidentiary items are found and secure the area until they arrive.