The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Crime Lab is one of the few in California that is managed by the District Attorney’s Office. The lab has the highest quality service available for the recognition, collection, preservation, scientific analysis, and interpretation of physical evidence, with a goal towards presentation of such evidence in criminal court cases. The lab has achieved the honor of being accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB).

The laboratory provides forensic services to all law enforcement agencies operating in Sacramento County.

Director’s Message

Welcome to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Laboratory of Forensic Services.  Our laboratory is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) and is considered one of the premier laboratories in the region.

The Laboratory of Forensic Services is committed to seeking justice, serving justice, and providing justice by using the rigors of forensic science to analyze evidence.  The dedicated criminalists utilize state of the art, cutting-edge technologies to provide high quality forensic services to the community.  Laboratory staff goes above and beyond to conduct research, provide training opportunities to our law enforcement partners, and to provide outreach to the general public.

Our laboratory is one of few in California that is managed by the District Attorney’s Office.  We are extremely fortunate to have the support of District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, and we are very proud to serve the citizens of Sacramento County.

Sincerely,

Edward “Chip” Pollock | Laboratory Director
Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
Laboratory of Forensic Services

Laboratory Facility

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Laboratory of Forensic Services is a highly specialized scientific laboratory offering analytical services to the criminal justice community in Sacramento County.

Established in 1969, the lab currently resides in a 48,000 square foot state of the art facility it shares with the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

Accreditations

The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Laboratory of Forensic Services first received accreditation in 2000 under The American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors- Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD-LAB), and has maintained its accreditation.

The laboratory is accredited by ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards.

See Certificate & Scope of Accreditation