Property room

File:Firearms and other weapons in the police department property room , ca 1922 (MOHAI 5429).jpg

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.{{cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Todd S.|last2=Kliment|first2=Stephen A.|last3=Griebel|first3=Michael A.|title=Building Type Basics for Justice Facilities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XFSk9-0uFWQC&pg=PA26|accessdate=8 December 2015|date=2003-07-29|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780471008446|pages=26–}} Evidence or property in most cases may only be handled by technicians in order to preserve the chain of custody.{{cite book|last=Bevans|first=Neal|title=Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-lg8AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA105|accessdate=8 December 2015|date=2014-01-29|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=9781305177505|pages=105–}} All evidence taken in or out has to be tagged, logged and barcoded.

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