Property room

Property rooms, or evidence rooms, are secure areas used to store seized property, stolen property, and evidence to be used in court. They are typically located in a police station.[1] Evidence or property in most cases may only be handled by technicians in order to preserve the chain of custody.[2] All evidence taken in or out has to be tagged, logged and barcoded.

Firearms and other weapons in the Seattle Police Department property room, circa 1922.

References

Phillips, Todd S.; Kliment, Stephen A.; Griebel, Michael A. (2003-07-29). Building Type Basics for Justice Facilities. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 26–. ISBN 9780471008446. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
Bevans, Neal (2014-01-29). Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal. Cengage Learning. pp. 105–. ISBN 9781305177505. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

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[PhillipsKliment2003-1] Phillips, Todd S.; Kliment, Stephen A.; Griebel, Michael A. (2003-07-29). Building Type Basics for Justice Facilities. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 26–. ISBN 9780471008446. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[Bevans2014-2] Bevans, Neal (2014-01-29). Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal. Cengage Learning. pp. 105–. ISBN 9781305177505. Retrieved 8 December 2015.