Recent Policy Notices by Section
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Controlled Substances
- Notice – Presumptive Field Tests in Virginia – February 17, 2024
- Notice – Updated Submission Policy for Marijuana, including Food Products – June 29, 2023
- Notice – DFS Field Test Approval – March 16, 2023
- Notice – DFS Field Test Approvals – January 30, 2023
- Updated Submission Policy for Cannabis sativa Plant Material – July 1, 2022 (superseded by Notice on June 29, 2023)
- Revised Packaging Requirements for Submissions of Powdered Substances – June 7, 2022
- Changes to Marijuana Field Test Regulatory Approval and Updated Submission Policy for Cannabis sativa Plant Material – April 12, 2022
- Implementation of Quantitative Method for THC and Updated Submission Policy for Cannabis sativa Plant Material – August 19, 2021
- Reported Measurement Uncertainty for Controlled Substances THC Purity Determinations – May 4, 2021
- Reinstitution of the DFS Policy Requiring a Court Order for Analysis in Simple Possession of Marijuana Cases – June 23, 2020
- Implementation of Semi-Quantitative Method for Cannabis sativa Plant Material and Rescission of DFS Policy Requiring Court Order for Analysis in Simple Possession of Marijuana Cases – January 24, 2020 (Updated on June 23, 2020)
- Revised Procedure for Methamphetamine Purity Determinations – January 6, 2020
Digital & Multimedia Evidence
- New Digital & Multimedia Mobile Device Capabilities – July 20, 2021
Firearms & Toolmarks
- New NIBIN Case Acceptance Policy – June 17, 2021
- New Packaging Requirements for Firearms and Ammunition Submissions – May 6, 2021
- Locations Used in Automatic NIBIN Searching -December 7, 2020
Forensic Biology
- Notice – Utilization of Private Laboratories for DNA Cases – August 1, 2024
- Notice – Removal of DNA Typing Results Tables from DFS Certificates of Analysis – July 1, 2024
- Notice – New DFS Process for DNA Data Bank Profile Inquiries – June 5, 2024
- Return of Evidence Relating to the Post‐Conviction DNA Testing Project – July 17, 2023
- Statewide Forensic Biology (DNA) Case Redistribution – May 18, 2022
- STRmixTM Statistical Capabilities for DNA Mixtures – December 27, 2021
- Impact of Shortage of DNA Testing Supplies on Forensic Biology Case Processing – March 22, 2021
Latent Prints & Impressions
- Next Generation Identification (NGI) Palm Print Database Search Results – June 12, 2023
- Latent Print Database (AFIS/NGI) Search Results – February 10, 2021
Toxicology
- Notice – Resumption of DUI/DUID Kit Supply – October 17, 2022
- Notice – Impact of Short Supply of Blood Specimen Collection Tubes for DUI/DUID kits – September 14, 2022