from the Dactylogram by Jon Stimac, as:
FBI Release
August 31, 2006

DUE TO THE INCREASING CASEWORK DEMANDS OF THE FBI'S PRIMARY MISSION, PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS, THE FBI LABORATORY WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ROUTINE CASES FROM STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES IN WHICH LATENT PRINT EXAMINATION SERVICES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM WITHIN THE SUBMITTING AGENCY'S SYSTEM. THIS POLICY WILL GO INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THE FUTURE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY STATE AND LOCAL CASES WILL BE GENERALLY BASED ON THE SUBMITTING AGENCY'S LACK OF ACCESS TO THE SAME TECHNIQUES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FBI LABORATORY, THE UNUSUAL TECHNICAL NATURE OF THE CASE, OR THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CASE, E.G., CASES OF A HIGH PROFILE NATURE, CASES THAT ALSO INVOLVE FBI FIELD DIVISIONS, ETC.

CASES CURRENTLY IN THE POSSESSION OF THE FBI LABORATORY WILL BE COMPLETED. FOR CASES IN WHICH NO LATENT PRINT EXAMINATIONS HAVE BEGUN, AN FBI LABORATORY EMPLOYEE WILL CONTACT YOUR AGENCY TO DETERMINE IF EXAMINATIONS WILL NEED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FBI LABORATORY, OR IF THE CASE MAY BE RETURNED TO YOUR AGENCY FOR EXAMINATIONS TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN YOUR STATE OR LOCAL SYSTEM. THE FUTURE ACCEPTANCE OF STATE AND LOCAL CASES WILL BE GENERALLY BASED ON THE SUBMITTING AGENCY'S LACK OF ACCESS TO THE SAME TECHNIQUES OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FBI LABORATORY.

PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO ALL INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSIC PERSONNEL IN YOUR AGENCY. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT MICHAEL J. SMITH, ACTING CHIEF, LATENT PRINT OPERATIONS UNIT, AT (703) 632-7108, OR DIANA HARRISON, ACTING CHIEF, FORENSIC ANALYSIS SECTION, AT (703) 632-7100.

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