Discovery Records
This webpage is intended for law firms. If you require a copy of laboratory or autopsy reports for personal reasons, please reach out to the investigating agency (such as the law enforcement office or the county coroner’s office); the Montana Forensic Science Division is unable to distribute these reports if there is an ongoing investigation or pending criminal charges.
Requests
- If you require a copy of the laboratory report, chain of custody, or laboratory submission form, please send inquiries to [email protected].
- Individuals can be contacted directly for their curriculum vitae (CV).
- Current policies are provided on this website. If you require archived policies, please contact the Quality Assurance manager at [email protected].
- Please send all discovery orders, motions, or subpoena duces tecum to [email protected].
- Please send all other requests on letterhead to [email protected]
Each request should include:
- FSD laboratory case number, autopsy number, or Intoxilyzer serial number (along with date used)
- Submitting law enforcement agency and case number (if applicable)
- Recipient name(s) and current email address(es)
- Specifics of request
- Law firms, indicate criminal or civil case
Requested documents will be sent via Montana Department of Justice Large & Secure File Transfer or email (dependent on file size). You will receive an email when the documents are available for download.