​​​Proper evidence handling is necessary to ensure the preservation of the evidence, the integrity of analytical results, and the admissibility of the evidence in a court of law.

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NOTICE: By using the laboratory services provided by the MN BCA Forensic Science Services (FSS), user agencies agree to receive simplified reports.  Please select the link below for details.

MN BCA FSS Simplified Reports

Minn. Stat. § 13.82 governs the release of law enforcement data and establishes the occurrence of events when active criminal investigative data become inactive public data subject to release.  When the BCA FSS is required by law to release active confidential or protected nonpublic criminal investigative data, the submitting agency(ies) and/or the appropriate prosecuting attorney are notified. In the interest of public safety, the MN BCA FSS confidentially shares relevant scientific findings (e.g. DNA database hits, recovered evidence items, and other pattern analyses) across multiple law enforcement agencies operating within and outside the State of Minnesota.​

Case Acceptance Criteria 

Toxicology

• Minnesota Blood Specimen Collection Instructions
• Minnesota Urine Collection Kit Instructions
• Medical Personnel Certificate
• Approved and Certified Laboratories for the Forensic Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol

NOTE: Driving related cases submitting more than blood or urine kit evidence must complete a 001-EV.  A kit sheet is sufficient for driving related incidents which only involve blood or urine kit submissions.

Trace Evidence

• Shoeprint and Tire Track Collection Guide
• Trace Evidence Submission Guidelines
• Trace Evidence Packaging
• Trace Evidence Collection and Packaging Handout

Biology - Nuclear DNA

• BCA Known Sample Collection Kit (FSS-F-BI-0200)
• Patient Information and Sexual Assault History Form (FSS-F-BI-0205)
• Offender Sample Sheet for DNA Database and Buccal Swab Collection Kit Instructions (FSS-F-EI-1010)

Biology - CODIS

•  Offender Sample Sheet for DNA Database and Buccal Swab Collection Kit Instructions (FSS-F-EI-1010)

• Changes with NDIS Specimen Acceptance

Biology - Minnesota Missing Person's DNA Project

• Minnesota Missing Person's DNA Project - Instructions (FSS-F-BI-0203)
• Minnesota Missing Person's DNA Project - DNA Consent Form (FSS-F-BI-0201)
• Minnesota Missing Person's DNA Project - Family Information Form (FSS-F-BI-0202)
• Minnesota Missing Person's DNA Project - Evidence Tracking Form (FSS-F-BI-0204)