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Crime Laboratory Documentation

Crime Laboratory Documentation

The North Carolina State Crime Laboratory has transitioned to a new quality system designed to meet ISO 17025 accreditation standards. The new quality system documents are accessed through the ISO Procedures page of the website. Below are Legislatively mandated reports and audit reports for the Raleigh, Triad Regional, and Western Regional Laboratories.

Laboratory Documents

Annual Reports for the Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety
Fiscal Year 2012-2013
Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Fiscal Year 2014-2015
Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Fiscal Year 2016-2017
Fiscal Year 2017-2018

Annual Report on the Operations and Required Statistics Relating to the DNA Database and DNA Databank
2014 Report on Targeting Violent Criminals by Investing in DNA
2015 Report on Targeting Violent Criminals by Investing in DNA
2016 Report on Targeting Violent Criminals by Investing in DNA
2017 Report on Targeting Violent Criminals by Investing in DNA
2018 Report on Targeting Violent Criminals by Investing in DNA

Information Concerning the Preservation of Biological Evidence
Requirements for the handling, preservation, and storage of biological evidence
A Guide for Law Enforcement Agencies and the Courts of North Carolina
North Carolina General Statute 15A-268
2017 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Law Enforcement Inventory Report

ASCLD/LAB Accreditation Reports
1988 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

1993 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

1998 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

2003 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

2008/2009 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Triad Regional Laboratory
- Western Regional Laboratory

2010/2011 - Interim Audit

2014 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Triad Regional Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

ANAB (FQS) Accreditation Reports
2013 - Raleigh Laboratory
         - Triad Regional Laboratory
         - Western Regional Laboratory

2018 - State Crime Laboratory System

Current Accreditation Certificates

Current accreditation certificates may be found at the following website:

ANAB (FQS)

DAB Audit Reports
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2009 #2
2010 NFSTC
2010 NFSTC Database
2010 KSP
2010 KSP Database
2011 NFSTC
2011 NFSTC Database
2012 SLED
2012 SLED Database
2013
2013 Database
2014
2014 Database
2015
2015 Database
2016
2016 Database
2017
2017 Database
2018
2018 Database
2018 Western Regional Laboratory