Forensic Lab - Operations

Eleven employees operate the State Forensic Lab under the administration of the SD Division of Criminal Investigation and Attorney General. (SDCL 23-3-19.1)

The State Forensic Lab shall conduct scientific examinations to assist law enforcement officers in criminal investigations. (SDCL 23-3-19.2)

The State Forensic Lab cooperates with private medical facilities, other State Agencies and law enforcement by providing procedures and facilitating the availability of materials used for managing, collecting, and examining sexual assault evidence and convicted offender DNA databasing.

State Forensic Lab personnel instruct Lab Capabilities to the General Law Enforcement training sessions, Highway Patrol recruit classes, physical evidence recovery techniques/procedures as requested by law enforcement on and off site, and attend to informational training requests made by law enforcement, attorneys and others.