Evidence & Property Technician — Part-Time/Temp

City of San Rafael; San Rafael (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

City of San Rafael police is seeking a part-time/temporary Police Evidence and Property Technician. This role processes and stores evidence, maintains property records, and ensures chain-of-custody integrity. Positions are limited to 1,000 hours per fiscal year and offer no benefits.

The role requires high school graduation, a valid CA driver's license, and preferably two years of police support experience or equivalent training. Applies to first-come, rolling deadline applications.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Valid California Class C driver's license with satisfactory driving record.
• Two years police support service experience preferred and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Receives, logs, stores, and maintains property and evidence in accordance with Department procedures; transports evidence for forensic examination; maintains evidence rooms in an organized condition.
• Verifies inventories of evidence and property received and/or confiscated by the Police Department.
• Reviews evidence and analyzes forms for errors and omissions and assists with corrections.
• Determines purge dates for property and evidence; releases or disposes of property and evidence in accordance with applicable laws and court orders; prepares and sends letters to property owners for claims; releases property to rightful owner; prepares surplus and unclaimed property for disposal or auction.
• Prepares property and evidence for court trials; releases property to authorized persons; tracks chain of custody of evidence items; testifies in court regarding evidence chain of custody.
• Assists in determining evidence analysis requirements; provides training in property evidence and packaging procedures.
• Evaluates suitability of latent fingerprints for automated system.
• Review and files photographic evidence.
• Responds to outside agency requests for evidence, status and chain of custody.
• Prepares a variety of property and evidence reports.
• Assists in other police service support work.
• Establishes and maintains inventory systems.
• Performs related duties as required.

Job description

City of San Rafael police is seeking a part-time/temporary Police Evidence and Property Technician. This role processes and stores evidence, maintains property records, and ensures chain-of-custody integrity. Positions are limited to 1,000 hours per fiscal year and offer no benefits.

The role requires high school graduation, a valid CA driver's license, and preferably two years of police support experience or equivalent training. Applies to first-come, rolling deadline applications.