Evidence Technician I

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**Job Type: Classified**

**Job Classification: 5820 - Evidence Technician I**

**Salary Grade: 5**

**Pay Range**

**Hiring Range: \$19.14 - \$22.49 Per Hour**

**Pay Range: \$19.14 - \$25.84 Per Hour**

Range Explanation

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The
  
  

actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors,

Including Your Skills, Qualifications, Experience, Education,

licenses, training, and internal equity.,

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
  
  

The Evidence Technician I receives, collects, preserves, stores, and

maintains chain-of-custody of property and evidence collected or

received from officers, investigators or technicians. Work may be

required on weekends and holidays. This classification is an entry-level

evidence technician in the Sheriffs Department.

Essential Functions

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As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this

classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge,

skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is

not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by

incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the

departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent

by the supervisor.

• Takes custody of property and evidence from officers, investigators
  
  

or technicians under a variety of environmental and physical

conditions which may include unpleasant sights and smells or adverse

Weather Conditions

• Documents receipt, authorized transfers and disposition of all items
  
  

in custody;

• Catalogs, labels, tags, packages, stores and retrieves evidence and
  
  

property;

• Travels to departmental substations, crime scenes and laboratories
  
  

to take custody and transport items of evidence;

• Safely and correctly handles potentially hazardous materials
  
  

encountered in performance of assigned duties;

• Maintains chain of custody of all property and evidence received and
  
  

provides access only to authorized personnel;

• Grants temporary custody of property and evidence to authorized
  
  

persons for laboratory testing, court appearances or other

authorized purposes;

• Advises law enforcement personnel, attorneys and others on
  
  

procedures of evidence and authorization for release of property;

• Disposes of property and evidence by release, sale or destruction
  
  

after adjudication and maintains records of disposal;

• Checks items received against information available on multi-agency
  
  

computer information system for registered owner information;

• Takes custody of and secures seized vehicles;
• Testifies in court as to chain of custody for property and evidence;
• Packages and prepares evidence for shipment to owners or
  
  

out-of-state laboratories;

• Photographs property prior to release or destruction and completes
  
  

associated paperwork.

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Minimum Qualifications

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• Two years of experience as an inventory control clerk in a law
  
  

enforcement setting.**

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• (Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or
  
  

university may be substituted.)**

• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the
  
  

\"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do

not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on

your application.**

• Selection Procedure:**\
• Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to
  
  

the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum

qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation

of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum

Qualifications May Be Further Evaluated/scored Against Any Advertised

Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select

the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human

Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the

selection process.**