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Forensics Applicant Information
Q: Do you have a limit on the number of items that can be submitted?
A: No, there is not limit. If you need guidance on submission, please contact the supervisor.
Q: Do you examine or analyze soil, fire residue, Gun Shot Residue (GSR), human hair or airbag residue?
A: No, The FBI, Fire Marshall or a private lab may be able to assist you.
Q: Which laboratories in the state have a Trace Materials section?
A: Orlando is the only lab in the system that offers Trace Materials Services.
Q: What types of case do the Trace Materials section work?
A: Only violent crimes-vehicle hit and run cases resulting in death or great bodily harm, homicide, sexual assaults, and home invasion cases.
Q: What information can be provided in no suspect hit and run cases?
A: Possible color, make and model and year of vehicle
Q: Does a refinished/repainted vehicle prevent comparison?
A: No, it does not prevent a comparison between the questioned and known sample.
Q: Can the make and model of a vehicle be determined by examining suspect vehicle window glass?
A: No, it cannot. A standard from a known vehicle would need to be submitted for comparison.
Q: Should I still submit evidence even though I looked at it and I don’t see anything?
A: Yes, please submit. Often times trace material is not visible to the naked eye.
Q: From the scene of a hit and run, there are vehicle parts left behind. Should the parts be submitted?
A: Yes, an analyst can examine and possibly provide make and model and year based upon part numbers, mold markings and other characteristics.
Q: How should evidence be packaged for submission into the lab for Trace materials examination?
A: Clothing must be dried and packaged in paper.
Glass must be packaged in plastic containers such as a film container
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Evidence with fractured edges, package in a manner to avoid further damage, such as in a box with packing material.