Pinellas County's FY24 CEBR Allocation

The Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory (PCFL) performs DNA analyses of evidentiary materials for the law enforcement agencies operating in Pinellas County, Florida and for the District Six Medical Examiner which serves Pinellas and Pasco counites. DNA analysis request are accepted for both violent and non-violent crimes. In order to increase analytical casework capacity and decrease average turnaround time, PCFL will use FY24 DNA Formula Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR) funds to continue to fund 1.5 DNA analysts (currently funded on the FY22 DNA CEBR) to perform casework activities including analysis, reporting, technical reviews, and testimony; and fund DNA test kits (extraction quantitation, amplification) for the funded analysts to perform analyses.