The challenge
Chain of custody must be unbroken from collection to court. Officers often return from shifts when the property room is closed and must store evidence temporarily, complete paper forms and hand items over later. Every extra handoff and handwritten log adds risk. Property room staff then spend hours reconciling paper records, and audit findings or challenged evidence can undermine cases.
After-hours intake gaps
Officers cannot submit evidence directly when the property room is closed.
Paper custody logs
Handwritten records are slow and prone to gaps.
Audit and court risk
Incomplete custody records can be challenged.
If nothing changes: Any break in custody can compromise a case, and manual reconciliation drains property room resources.
Let officers submit evidence any time with a digital custody record
Signifi evidence lockers, available in pass-thru, non-pass-thru and free-floating configurations, let officers deposit evidence from the public or patrol side at any hour. The property room retrieves items from the secure side. SignifiVISION records who deposited and retrieved each item and when, creating a digital chain of custody.
How it works
Officer deposits evidence
The officer authenticates and places evidence in a compartment.
Custody recorded
SignifiVISION logs the deposit with identity and timestamp.
Property room retrieves
Staff retrieve items from the secure side, and the handoff is logged.
Capabilities that matter here
- Pass-thru and free-floating configurations
- Timestamped custody events
- Role-based access
- Audit reporting
Works with your systems
- Records management systems via API
What changes
- Evidence submitted at any hour without temporary storage
- A digital, timestamped chain of custody
- Faster audits and reconciliation
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Common questions
What is a pass-thru evidence locker?
It is a locker installed in a wall with doors on both sides. Officers deposit evidence from one side, and property room staff retrieve it from the secure side, so the two never need to meet.
How does a smart locker digitize chain of custody?
Every deposit and retrieval requires authentication and is logged with a timestamp, so the custody trail is recorded automatically rather than on paper forms.
Which configurations are available?
Signifi offers pass-thru, non-pass-thru and free-floating evidence lockers to fit different station layouts.
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