Police Property and Evidence Specialist

Duties

Police Property and Evidence Specialist positions receive, record, classify and store various types of property that have been recovered, found, or turned in as evidence; maintain files and records regarding property in custody and its disposition; release property to be returned to rightful owners; maintain chain of custody records of evidence or property and possibly testify in court concerning the chain of custody records; oversee destruction of weapons or illicit drugs and materials; drive vans, pickup trucks and stake bed trucks to transport property; enter, retrieve, and maintain records in computer systems; and perform other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

AGE:

• 18 years of age or older; except for high school graduates (or persons with GED equivalency) who are 17.

CITIZENSHIP:

• You must be a United States citizen or have the current legal right to work in the United States.

EXPERIENCE:
You must meet ONE of the following options:

• Six months of full-time experience receiving, securing, storing, and releasing property and evidence in the property room of a law enforcement agency or department.
• One year of full-time inventory control experience working in a warehouse environment, which MUST include receiving, storing, and issuing items of inventory.
• One year of full-time experience working in a customer service environment where the PRIMARY duties are interpreting policies and procedures, resolving customer issues/complaints, and providing information regarding company services.
• One year of full-time experience working in a retail sales environment where the PRIMARY duties are sales, handling stock and inventory control, providing detailed information regarding company services, policies and procedures, and resolving customer issues/complaints.

NOTES:

• Experience providing routine, general information, telemarketing, taking orders, directing telephone calls and walk-in-traffic is NOT qualifying.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

LICENSE:

• A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

• Experience receiving, securing, storing, and releasing property and evidence, using a computerized system, in the property room of a law enforcement agency or department.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):

• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

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