Click on the image to learn more about the construction of a new Central Laboratory in Hanover County! It will house DFS and OCME operations.

Click on the image to read Governor Youngkin's proclamation that designates September 17 - 23, 2023 as Virginia Forensic Science Week. Thank you to all those in the forensic community who serve the citizens of Virginia!

Click on the image review the new report of Drug Cases Submitted to the Department of Forensic Science in CY 2022. This report, a joint effort by DFS and DCJS, highlights the frequency with which various selected drugs are submitted, broken out by the seven Virginia State Police divisions and 32 Virginia Court Districts.

An updated Submission Policy for Marijuana, Including Food Products was posted June 29, 2023. Check out our updated DFS Policy Notice page that has all notices from 2020 - 2023 arranged by discipline.

DFS maintains all evidential Breath Alcohol testing instruments in Virginia. Did you know that instrument and operator records are searchable? Are you interested in statistical reports for testing data? Click on the image to learn more!