New Evidence Submission Form
Location
Maine State Police Crime Lab
26 Hospital Street Augusta, Maine 04333
Evidence Receiving Hours
8 am to 3:30 pm M,W,F
After hours requests for evidence submission, please call Maine State Police Dispatch at 207-624-7076
Evidence Packaging
The Maine State Police Crime Laboratory is committed to excellence in evidence integrity. For that reason, we will only accept evidence that is properly packaged and sealed.
- Air dry all wet evidence
- Use clean and unused containers
- Package all items separately
- Package in paper (exceptions: adhesive tape, food items, condoms, fire debris)
- Tape seal all items (do NOT use staples for any seal)
- Initial and date all tape seals
- Label all containers
- Agency case number
- Officer's item number
- Contents description
- Source (victim, scene, suspect)
Evidence Submission
The following information is required, in order to submit evidence to the Lab.
- Agency case number
- Case synopsis
- Offense
- Location and date of incident
- Individual involved, including DOB
- Primary investigator