Evidence Custodian

We are seeking a highly skilled Evidence Custodian to join our team at Dallas Area Rapid Transit. As an Evidence Custodian, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and secure handling, storage, and disposal of evidence and property.

• Receive, review, and store submitted property and evidence, ensuring the integrity of the chain-of-custody.
• Ensure all evidentiary items are handled, packaged, identified, contained, stored, transported, tested, and disposed of according to laws and department policies.
• Provide technical guidance and training to department personnel on evidence handling and preparation.
• Evaluate the worth of adjudicated evidence and unclaimed property for legal disposal and dispersal.
• Release evidentiary items to authorized law enforcement personnel and property owners per laws and department policies.
• Conduct security controls reviews of property storage locations and implement necessary guidelines and procedures.
• Participate in periodic inventories of property/evidence storage locations.
• Respond to subpoenas to bring evidence to court and testify as needed.
• Organize, verify, prepare, and transport evidence to crime labs for analysis and pick up and return evidence after analysis is completed.
• Correspond with various sources regarding evidence and property, including preparing and sending legally correct notifications to property owners.
• Compile and maintain electronic and paper files documenting all property/evidence transfers, releases, and dispositions.

• Bachelor's degree in Forensic Science, Criminal Justice, or related field.
• Four years of experience as a certified police officer or technical experience in law enforcement support work handling evidence and non-evidence property.
• Knowledge of Texas Rules of Criminal Procedure and Texas Criminal Court System.
• Successful completion of the selection process, including polygraph exam, psychological evaluation, and background investigation.
• Must successfully complete Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced certification requirements as set forth by the Texas Association of Professional Evidence Inventory Technicians (TAPEIT).
• Valid Texas Class A, B, or C driver license, no DWI conviction within the last sixty consecutive months, not more than one DWI on driving record, and not more than three convictions of moving violations within the last thirty-six consecutive months on driving record.
• Proficiency in using a personal computer and software applications, including Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles.
• Analytical skills to find solutions to professional, technical, and administrative problems.
• Ability to demonstrate a fiduciary obligation to the section, division, department, and DART in handling materials and information of a confidential nature.