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Department of Forensic Biology
Forensic Biology CODIS Manuals
This manual contains individual procedures that detail the protocols associated with verifying, uploading, and reporting of forensic profiles in relation to the CODIS system.
Procedures on this page are effective as of June 20, 2016 and later. The dates effective are shown as MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY in the file name.
Note: The most current manual in each section is the first link listed.
Click or press the enter key on any topic below to access the relevant PDF file of the associated procedure.
CODIS Terms and Abbreviations
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 02/27/24 - current
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 01/23/24 - 02/26/24
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 10/08/20 - 01/22/24
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 07/01/19 - 10/07/20
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 02/05/19 - 06/30/19
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 11/26/18 - 02/04/19
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 12/20/17 - 11/25/18
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 08/14/17 - 12/19/17
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 06/21/17 - 08/13/17
- CODIS Terms and Abbreviations effective 06/20/16 - 06/20/17
Overview of the CODIS Program
CODIS Organization and Management
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 03/23/21 - current
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 09/24/20 - 03/22/21
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 06/26/20 - 09/23/20
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 12/19/19 - 06/25/20
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 12/20/17 - 12/18/19
- CODIS Organization and Management effective 06/20/16 - 12/19/17
CODIS Profile Management
- CODIS Profile Management effective 02/27/24 - current
- CODIS Profile Management effective 01/23/24 - 02/26/24
- CODIS Profile Management effective 09/06/23 - 01/22/24
- CODIS Profile Management effective 05/08/23 - 09/05/23
- CODIS Profile Management effective 04/26/22 - 05/07/23
- CODIS Profile Management effective 01/10/22 - 04/25/22
- CODIS Profile Management effective 08/31/21 - 01/09/22
- CODIS Profile Management effective 10/22/20 - 08/30/21
- CODIS Profile Management effective 12/19/19 - 10/21/20
- CODIS Profile Management effective 07/15/19 - 12/18/19
- CODIS Profile Management effective 04/29/19 - 07/14/19
- CODIS Profile Management effective 02/07/19 - 04/28/19
- CODIS Profile Management effective 11/29/18 - 02/06/19
- CODIS Profile Management effective 05/24/18 - 11/28/18
- CODIS Profile Management effective 03/09/18 - 05/23/18
- CODIS Profile Management effective 02/06/18 - 03/08/18
- CODIS Profile Management effective 12/20/17 - 02/05/18
- CODIS Profile Management effective 08/29/17 - 12/19/17
- CODIS Profile Management effective 06/21/17 - 08/28/17
- CODIS Profile Management effective 12/01/16 - 06/20/17
- CODIS Profile Management effective 08/25/16 - 11/30/16
- CODIS Profile Management effective 06/20/16 - 08/24/16
Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 01/23/24 – current
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 06/23/23 – 01/22/24
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 12/22/22 – 06/22/23
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 06/03/22 – 12/21/22
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 09/27/21 – 06/02/22
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 08/31/21 – 09/26/21
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 10/08/20 – 08/30/21
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 12/19/19 – 10/07/20
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 08/29/19 – 12/18/19
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 12/05/18 – 08/28/19
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 10/25/18 – 12/04/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 10/04/18 – 10/24/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 06/14/18 – 10/03/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 04/03/18 – 06/13/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 02/23/18 – 04/02/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 12/20/17 – 02/22/18
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 09/06/17 – 12/19/17
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 05/24/17 – 09/05/17
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 08/25/16 – 05/23/17
- Verifying and Reporting DNA Matches effective 06/20/16 – 08/24/16
CODIS Case Disposition and Hit Counting
CODIS User Management
CODIS Quality Assurance Quality Control
Maintaining Profiles in Linkage
CODIS Specimen Category Eligibility Table