Evidence submission
Notice: By using the laboratory services provided by the BCA Forensic Science Services (FSS), user agencies agree to receive simplified reports. Please select the link below for details.
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 (for example, DNA database hits, recovered evidence items and other pattern analyses) across multiple law enforcement agencies operating within and outside the State of Minnesota.