Publications

General Information

• List of DPS-Accredited Labs from Texas and Associated Disciplines (PDF)
• List of DPS-Accredited Labs Outside of Texas and Associated Disciplines (PDF)
  

Laboratory Evidence Submissions/Requests

• Physical Evidence Handbook (PDF)

Best Practices

• Best Practices for Collection, Storage, Preservation, and Retrieval of Biological Evidence (LAB-BP-01) (PDF)

Breath Alcohol Laboratory

• OSD-CAL-01 Standard Operating Guidelines: Evidential Breath Alcohol Instrument Calibration (PDF)
• OSD-CAL-02 Instrument Receipt, Condition, and Notes Label (PDF)
• OSD-CAL-03 Calibration Notes Label (PDF)
• OSD-WBK-01 Calibration Certificate Workbook (XLS)
• OSD-CAL-07 Supplemental Calibration Certificate Workbook (XLS)
• OSD-TST-01 Standard Operating Guidelines: Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing (PDF)
• Texas Breath Alcohol Testing Program Operator Manual (PDF)
• Approved List Certified Breath Test Instruments (PDF)
• Approved List Reference Sample Devices (PDF)
• Approved List Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices, BAIID (PDF)

Non-Reported Sexual Assault Evidence Program

• Collection of Non-Reporting Sexual Assault Evidence (NRSA-INS-01) (PDF)
• Instructions for Submission of Sexual Assault Evidence (NRSA-INS-02) (PDF)
• Instructions for the Release of Sexual Assault Evidence (NRSA-INS-03) (PDF)