Job Posting Title

Physical Evidence Technician

Agency

308 STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Supervisory Organization

State Bureau of Investigation

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

November 25, 2024

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Annual Salary - $38,095.24

Job Description

This position is located in Lawton, OK.

Basic Purpose

• Positions within this job family are responsible for the receipt, documentation, storage, integrity, management, routing and disposition of all types of physical evidence from criminal investigations submitted to a forensic laboratory for scientific analysis.

Major Work Duties

• Receives physical evidence; logs information into computerized laboratory information management system (LIMS); routes evidence to appropriate unit; prepares evidence for return to submitting agencies once analysis is completed. Transfer evidence to other regional facilities, when needed.

• Maintains chain of custody of evidence while items are in individual’s possession; maintains orderliness of work areas and evidence property rooms.

• Receives and logs subpoenas for Criminalistics employees; receives and properly routes telephone calls from attorneys and law enforcement agencies.

• Performs administrative/clerical tasks associated with the Lawton Evidence Facility, as assigned.

• Receives controlled substances/contraband for authorized destruction.

Typical Functions

• Receive criminal case physical evidence ensuring proper seal, packaging, and labeling and checking for completeness of forms; logs evidence into the forensic laboratory computerized case management system using necessary data input codes and other information; routes evidence to proper laboratory units; logs evidence in and out of the property rooms, maintaining the accountability of the evidence while in their custody with complete written and electronic documentation; prepares receipts and pulls evidence to be released to submitting agencies. Maintains custody of criminal evidence in an orderly, safe and secure manner, meeting laboratory policy and safety guidelines.

• Maintains custody of criminal evidence in an orderly, safe, and secure manner, meeting laboratory policy and safety guidelines.

• Retrieves, documents, and sorts evidence for destruction.

• Testifies in court as required regarding chain of custody of evidence.

• Processes and logs subpoenas for the OSBI employees; identifies the laboratory case number and names of all individuals on a case.

• Performs routine clerical work such as mail activities, photocopying, faxing, filing; maintain required paperwork and assist in special projects as assigned.

• Serves as relief receptionist as required; answers phones, takes messages; receives and routes visitors and law enforcement officers.

• Prepares contraband for legal destruction from law enforcement agencies; verifies inventory counts for accuracy, completes and returns the inventory forms; maintains required logs and related documentation. 

• Transports evidence between OSBI laboratories; returns evidence by personal delivery to submitting law enforcement agencies.

Level Descriptor

• This is the basic level where incumbents perform routine clerical and semi-technical work, in a training status, involving the receipt, routing, storage and disposition of physical evidence, preparation of laboratory reports, and maintenance of laboratory files.

Education and Experience

• Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of clerical experience involving typing or keyboarding; or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting the completion of thirty semester hours from an accredited college or university for the required experience.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of routine recordkeeping; of proper English usage; of report writing; of proper inventory techniques and procedures; of proper office and telephone decorum. Skill is required to type accurately f