Onondaga County

This information is meant to serve as a guide for agencies to determine the types of evidence that should be submitted to the CFS for analysis. It is expected that exceptions to these guidelines may need to be made on a case by case basis; however, any deviations from these approaches should be discussed with the CFS prior to any submission requests being made.

It is important to note that these submission guidelines are subject to change.

Please contact the following staff at 315-435-3800 or by email at forensics@onondaga.gov if you have questions regarding submission of discipline specific items:

Contacts

Discipline Specific CFS Evidence Submission Guidelines

• Latent Prints

• Forensic Chemistry – Controlled Substances / Plant Material

• Fire Debris/Ignitable Liquids

• Firearms

• Digital Evidence

• Forensic Biology/DNA