Laboratory Locations, Services, Functions

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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.

Locations:

Headquarters Laboratory (Atlanta)

     

Street Address:

3121 Panthersville Road, Decatur, Georgia, 30034

     

Mailing Address:

Division of Forensic Sciences, Headquarters Laboratory
P.O. Box 370808, Decatur, Georgia, 30037-0808

     

Telephone:

404-244-2500

     

Fax:

404-244-2759

     

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

     

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)

     

Street Address:

1945 Phinizy Road, Augusta, Georgia, 30906

     

Mailing Address:

Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory
1945 Phinizy Road, Augusta, Georgia, 30906

     

Telephone:

706-792-7700

     

Fax:

706-792-7722

     

Counties Served:

Burke, Columbia, Elbert, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, Wilkes

     

Laboratory Services:

Alcohol Proof, Blood Alcohol, Toxicology

Northeast Regional Crime Laboratory (Cleveland) (return to top)

     

Street Address:

77 Cobb-Vantress Drive , Cleveland, Georgia , 30528

     

Mailing Address:

Northeast Regional Crime Laboratory
77 Cobb-Vantress Drive, Cleveland, Georgia, 30528

     

Telephone:

706-348-4873

     

Fax:

706-348-4878

     

Counties Served:

Banks, Dawson, Fannon, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White

     

Laboratory Services:

Drugs, DNA Databasing

Western Regional Crime Laboratory (Columbus) (return to top)

     

Street Address:

8375 Beaver Run Road, Midland, Georgia, 31820

     

Mailing Address:

Western Regional Crime Laboratory
8375 Beaver Run Road, Midland, Georgia, 31820

     

Telephone:

706-568-2112

     

Fax:

706-568-2186

     

Counties Served:

Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Troup, Webster

     

Laboratory Services:

Drugs, Fire Debris, Firearms, Toolmarks

Central Regional Crime Laboratory (Macon) (return to top)

     

Street Address:

5615 Riggins Mill Road, Dry Branch, GA 31020

     

Mailing Address:

Central Regional Crime Laboratory
5615 Riggins Mill Road, Dry Branch, GA 31020

     

Telephone:

478-751-3198

     

Fax:

478-751-6157

     

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

     

Laboratory Services:

Drugs, Medical Examiner

Southwestern Regional Crime Laboratory (Moultrie) (return to top)

     

Street Address:

330 Veterans Pkwy N Moultrie, GA 31788

     

Mailing Address:

Southwestern Regional Crime Laboratory 330 Veterans Pkwy N Moultrie, GA 31788

     

Telephone:

229-891-7150

     

Fax:

229-891-7154

     

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

     

Laboratory Services:

Drugs, DNA Analysis, Serology, Trace Processing

Coastal Regional Crime Laboratory (Savannah) (return to top)

     

Street Address:

111 Isaac G. LaRoche Drive Pooler, GA 31322

     

Mailing Address:

Coastal Regional Crime Laboratory
111 Isaac G. LaRoche Drive Pooler, GA 31322

     

Telephone:

912-921-5400

     

Fax:

912-921-5404

     

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

     

Laboratory Services:

DNA Analysis, Drugs, Firearms, Medical Examiner, Trace Processing

SERVICES PERFORMED BY DOFS:     (return to top)

  • Alcohol Proof

  • Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

  • Autopsy

  • Blood Alcohol

  • Blood Identification

  • CODIS

  • DNA Profiling

  • Drugs

  • Firearms
  • Fire Debris

  • Fibers

  • Footwear and Tire Impressions

  • Fractured Materials

  • Glass

  • Hairs

  • IBIS

  • Intoxilyzer Training

  • Latent Prints

  • Paints and Coatings

  • Plastics/Polymers

  • Saliva Identification

  • Semen Identification

  • Toolmarks

  • 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