A professional who receives, stores, records, and issues money, valuables, and other articles seized as evidence, removed from prisoner, or recovered, lost, or stolen property. Respnsibilities include:

• Prepares record of articles and valuables received, including description of article, name of owner (if known), name of police officer from whom received, and reason for retention.
• Issues property being retained as evidence to officer at time of trial upon receipt of authorization.
• Telephones owners or mails letters to notify owners to claim property, and releases lost or stolen property to owners upon proof of ownership.
• Returns property to released prisoners.
• Prepares list of articles required by law to be destroyed and destroys narcotics and drugs (upon authorization) in presence of official witnesses.
• Sends alcoholic beverages to state liquor commission.
• Lists and sends unclaimed or confiscated money to auditor's office.
• Sends unclaimed and illegal weapons for official destruction.
• Prepares inventory of unclaimed articles for possible sale at auction or donation to charitable organization.