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Committee amends code to update Forensic Services Agency duties
Summary
The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee approved an amendment to chapter 2.83 of the revised code to modernize the stated duties of the Forensic Services Agency, removing outdated testing references and adding authority for contemporary analyses such as DNA and quality-assurance language.
The Indianapolis Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee on Oct. 20, 2025, voted to amend chapter 2.83 of the revised code to update the duties and responsibilities of the Forensic Services Agency, a change city staff said is intended to modernize an ordinance originally adopted in 1975.
Richard Amberger, director of forensic services, told the committee the ordinance has not been substantially revised since 1975 and no longer reflects current forensic practices. "The original ordinance...was written in 1975. Fifty years ago. So a lot has changed since then," Amberger said. He told councilors the proposal targets three…
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