Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 16-12-304 — Duty of a crime laboratory employee to report misconduct.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 3: COLORADO FORENSIC SCIENCE INTEGRITY ACT, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 16-12-304
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) A crime laboratory employee who, in pursuance of their work or in the course of an investigation, witnesses or discovers wrongful action must report that wrongful action to their immediate supervisor at the crime laboratory or to the crime laboratory director within seven days after witnessing or discovering the wrongful action. A crime laboratory supervisor who receives a report shall notify the crime laboratory director within seventy-two hours after receiving the report. (2) A report required by this section must be made in writing and include a description of the wrongful action; the date, time, and location that the wrongful action was seen or discovered; the people present at the time; and, if known, any identifying numbers or case numbers that relate to the wrongful action. (3) Each crime laboratory shall develop and implement policies and procedures for reporting wrongful actions in accordance with this section. The policies and procedures must identify the crime laboratory director who receives reports of wrongful actions.
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