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MEMORANDUM ZYRTAR-SLUZBENI MEMORANDUM-OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

PILLAR:

INVESTIGATION PILLAR GPD PRISHTINA

TITLE

“EVIDENCE ROOM” “Storing, treating, preserving of items and seized evidences”

DRAFTING UNIT

DIRECTORATE OF FORENSICS AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT, CRIME PILLAR

REFERRING NUMBER

KP/Sh-SPO 1.05

DEDICATED TO

CENTRAL AND LOCAL LEVEL POLICE KP UNITS

DATE OF APPROVAL

07.06.2010

APPROVING AUTHORITY

Kadri ARIFI, Assistant to General Director for Investigation

CONTENTS

I. OBJECTIVE ……………………………………………..…………………………………..3
II. PURPOSE....…………………………………………………………………..3
III. REFERENCE …………………………………………………………………4
IV. LEGAL BASIS…………………………………………….………………….4
V. PROCEDURES……………..…………………………………...……………4
A. Items or evidences found and seized………………………………………………………………………4
B. Evidence and Items Room- storing place……………………………………………………………………….5
1. Evidence and Items Room……………………………………………………………5
2. Location and Construction of the Room of Seized Evidence and Items …………………………………………………….………5
3. Interior planning and design of the Evidence and Items room……………………………………………….…………….6
C. Evidence custodian- duties and responsibilities ………………..…….......7
1. Police officer….…………………………………………………7
2. Duties and Responsibilities of the police officer in the Evidence Room ……………………………………………………………8
3. Receive and Registration of the seized item or evidence …...8-10
4. The right of refusal of the item or evidence ……………..…….10
5. Storing, packaging and preserving of items and evidence…11-12
6. Packaging of items and evidence………………………………………………………..13
7. Preservation of seized items and evidences…...…………………………………………………..14
8. Disposal of items and evidence…………………………………………………….14-16
9. Access to the Evidence room…………………………………………………………....16
10. Working time- time of access to the evidence room……………………………………………………………17
D. Supervision/ Revision, registration and