scope:

Applicability.

This regulation applies to the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve unless otherwise stated. Specifically, it applies to U.S. Army Reserve personnel lawfully ordered to active duty or active duty for training under the provisions of Title 10, United States Code. This regulation is not applicable to Army National Guard members serving on annual training or fulltime National Guard duty under Title 32, United States Code. The proponent of this regulation may modify chapters and policy of this regulation during mobilization.

Purpose

This regulation provides standards for receiving, processing, safeguarding, and disposing of physical evidence acquired by special agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC), Military Police (MP), and Department of the Army (DA) employees and contractor personnel who are assigned to civilian police or security guard positions involving the enforcement of law and security duties on Army installations or activities.

This regulation is for the internal management, control, and disposition of evidence of criminal misconduct, including unrestricted reporting cases of sexual assault. It also applies to the management, control, and disposition of evidence kits and any other property released to PM activities in sexual assault cases involving restricted reporting. It does not confer rights upon criminal defendants in judicial, nonjudicial, or administrative proceedings. Failure to follow any provision of this regulation will not affect the admissibility of evidence at a court-martial unless the Military Rules of Evidence independently result in a ruling that the evidence is not admissible.