Service Offerings

Any law enforcement agency operating in the SVRCFL’s service area may request assistance with the following activities—

Pre-Seizure Consultation

The SVRCFL can help with search warrant preparation (only as it applies to digital evidence) by advising on related language that may be included in the affidavit.

On-Site Seizure and Collection

Requests for this type of assistance should be made a minimum of 48 hours in advance (the more lead time the better) by submitting a completed Service Request Form to the SVRCFL. On occasion, an agency will uncover digital evidence that they are unprepared to manage. Under these circumstances, the advance notice requirement is waived. Once the SVRCFL evaluates the search request, the Operations Manager assigns it to an Examiner for action.

Duplication, Storage and Preservation of Electronic Equipment and other Digital Evidence

Examinations are typically conducted on copies of the original evidence. Therefore, RCFL Examiners, can either duplicate (or copy the information) the media on-site, or they will bring the electronic equipment to the laboratory where they will duplicate the media and perform the examination.

Prompt, Accurate, and Impartial Examinations of Digitally Stored Media

RCFL Examiners are scientists—and as such, their job is to conduct a thorough and objective examination of digital evidence and turn it into something that the investigator can review. It is not the Examiner’s responsibility to analyze the data for its meaning or significance to the investigation. This impartiality and objectivity lends credibility to both their findings and subsequent court testimony.

Courtroom Testimony

As records are recovered from seized digital evidence, the prosecutor is likely to direct the Examiner to introduce the computer or digital evidence into court. As an expert witness, the Examiner explains under oath, how they conducted the examination and what they discovered as a result.

Cell Phone Investigative Kiosk

This kiosk allows users to extract data from a cell phone, put it into a report, and burn the report to a CD or DVD in as little as 30 minutes. Click here to see which phones are actively supported and here to read FAQs about the program.

Loose Media Kiosk

Our Loose Media Kiosk (LMK) enables users to review evidentiary data found on such items as hendheld electronic devices such as thumb drives, flash media, CDs/DVDs and more. Click here to learn more.