Code of Massachusetts Regulations
515 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
Title 515 CMR 7.00 - Long Term Retention and Preservation of Evidence by Governmental Entities
Section 7.11 - Chain of Custody
Universal Citation: 515 MA Code of Regs 515.7
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Chain of custody must be maintained when evidence is removed from a secure storage location. The item(s) of evidence transferred, personnel making the transfer, and the new custody location of the evidence must be documented contemporaneously by date.
(2) Evidence shall be tracked through a manual log or entered into an electronic tracking system database contemporaneously.
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