Laboratory Locations, Services, Functions
Service Manual Table of Contents |
The laboratory system consists of seven regional laboratories. The laboratory locations are listed below. Please note that not all services are provided by each of our laboratories. Therefore, refer to each laboratory before submitting evidence. If a service is not available at a regional laboratory, evidence may be delivered to that laboratory for transfer to the appropriate laboratory.
Most laboratory examinations, court appearances, and travel expenses are available without charge. To aid in the collection and submission of evidence, law enforcement agencies can purchase, for a nominal fee, sexual assault, gunshot residue, blood alcohol/toxicology and urine only kits directly from manufacturers under DOFS agency contract.
Headquarters Laboratory (Atlanta) |
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Street Address: |
3121 Panthersville Road, Decatur, Georgia, 30034 |
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Mailing Address: |
Division of Forensic Sciences, Headquarters Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
404-244-2500 |
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Fax: |
404-244-2759 |
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Counties Served: |
Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gordon, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Murray, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Polk, Rabun, Rockdale, Spalding, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, Walton, White, Whitfield |
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Laboratory Services: |
Alcohol Proof, Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), Autopsy, Blood Alcohol, Blood Identification, CODIS, DNA Profiling, Drugs, Filament, Firearms, Fire Debris, Fibers, Footwear and Tire Impressions, Fractured Materials, Glass, Hairs, IBIS, Inks, Intoxilyzer Training, Latent Prints, Machine Impressions, Paints and Coatings, Paper, Plastics/Polymers, Saliva Identification, Semen Identification, Toolmarks, Toxicology |
Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory (Augusta) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
1945 Phinizy Road, Augusta, Georgia, 30906 |
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Mailing Address: |
Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
706-792-7700 |
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Fax: |
706-792-7722 |
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Counties Served: |
Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes |
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Laboratory Services: |
Alcohol Proof, Blood Alcohol, Toxicology |
Northeast Regional Crime Laboratory (Cleveland) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
77 Cobb-Vantress Drive , Cleveland, Georgia , 30528 |
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Mailing Address: |
Northeast Regional Crime Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
706-348-4873 |
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Fax: |
706-348-4878 |
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Counties Served: |
Banks, Dawson, Fannon, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White |
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Laboratory Services: |
Drugs, DNA Databasing |
Western Regional Crime Laboratory (Columbus) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
8375 Beaver Run Road, Midland, Georgia, 31820 |
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Mailing Address: |
Western Regional Crime Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
706-568-2112 |
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Fax: |
706-568-2186 |
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Counties Served: |
Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Troup, Webster |
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Laboratory Services: |
Drugs, Fire Debris, Firearms, Toolmarks |
Central Regional Crime Laboratory (Macon) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
5615 Riggins Mill Road, Dry Branch, GA 31020 |
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Mailing Address: |
Central Regional Crime Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
478-751-3198 |
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Fax: |
478-751-6157 |
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Counties Served: |
Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Monroe, Montgomery, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Telfair, Treutlen, Twiggs, Upson, Wheeler, Wilkinson |
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Laboratory Services: |
Drugs, Medical Examiner |
Southwestern Regional Crime Laboratory (Moultrie) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
330 Veterans Pkwy N Moultrie, GA 31788 |
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Mailing Address: |
Southwestern Regional Crime Laboratory 330 Veterans Pkwy N Moultrie, GA 31788 |
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Telephone: |
229-891-7150 |
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Fax: |
229-891-7154 |
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Counties Served: |
Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Treutlen, Turner, Wilcox,Worth |
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Laboratory Services: |
Drugs, DNA Analysis, Serology, Trace Processing |
Coastal Regional Crime Laboratory (Savannah) (return to top) |
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Street Address: |
111 Isaac G. LaRoche Drive Pooler, GA 31322 |
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Mailing Address: |
Coastal Regional Crime Laboratory |
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Telephone: |
912-921-5400 |
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Fax: |
912-921-5404 |
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Counties Served: |
Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Ware, Wayne |
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Laboratory Services: |
DNA Analysis, Drugs, Firearms, Medical Examiner, Trace Processing |
SERVICES PERFORMED BY DOFS: (return to top)
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Alcohol Proof
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Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
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Autopsy
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Blood Alcohol
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Blood Identification
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CODIS
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DNA Profiling
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Drugs
- Firearms
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Fire Debris
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Fibers
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Footwear and Tire Impressions
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Fractured Materials
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Glass
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Hairs
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IBIS
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Intoxilyzer Training
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Latent Prints
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Paints and Coatings
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Plastics/Polymers
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Saliva Identification
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Semen Identification
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Toolmarks
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Toxicology
Functions of the Division of Forensic Sciences System: (return to top)
- Identify, compare, and interpret physical evidence
- Furnish expert forensic testimony
- Assist in crime scene processing
- Advise court officials on the presentation of scientific evidence
- Furnish instructions concerning laboratory operations and scientific echniques to law enforcement training schools and the public
- Maintain custody of the physical evidence until testing has been completed