Forensic Latent Examiner

• Job Code and
  
  Title:
  
  8252-Forensic Latent Examiner I
• Fill Type:
  Permanent Exempt
• Compensation: USD 95,056 - USD 115,440 - yearly

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:

• Application Opening:November 19, 2025
• Final date to receive applications:Apply immediately, announcement may close anytime after two weeks from posting date.
• Fill Type:Permanent Exempt:
  This is an Exempt position excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process, pursuant to the City and County of San Francisco, Charter Section 10.104. It is considered "at will" and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.
  
  The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.
• Work Location:SFPD Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94103

The San Francisco Police Department was established in 1849 and continually strives to become a more effective, inclusive and modern police department, while earning the trust and pride of those we serve and those who serve. Our goal is to reflect on current SFPD initiatives, assess best practices across the country, and evaluate the changing environment in policing and within the City to arrive at a strategy statement that the Department and our community can embody every day.

The San Francisco Police Department stands for Safety and Respect for All. We will engage in just transparent unbiased and responsive policing. We will do so in the spirit of dignity and in collaboration with the community. And we will maintain and build trust and respect as the guardians of Constitutional and human rights.

The San Francisco Police Department is committed to excellence in law enforcement and is dedicated to the people, traditions and diversity of our City. The department provides service with understanding, response with compassion, performance with integrity and law enforcement with vision. The department has grown into a nationally known police department providing law enforcement services to one of the most recognized cities in the United States.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

The 8252 Fingerprint Examiner I is the entry level class in the fingerprint examiner series. Class 8252 Fingerprint Examiner I performs routine fingerprint examination and analysis under close supervision. This class is distinguished from the 8253 Fingerprint Examiner II job code in that the latter independently performs more complex and difficult fingerprint examinations.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

None

MAJOR, IMPORTANT, AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Services Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Conduct tests and examinations on cases assigned to unit

2. Collect and transport multiple forms of Identification information to and from various locations for evaluation and chain of custody documentation and process according to department procedure.

3. Process, identify and compare, visible, plastic, and partial finger, palm, foot, or similar type prints or impressions through various mediums or other special equipment for the department.

4. Encode and input data into SFPD ABIS, CAL- and FBI ULW / NGI fingerprint systems; and classify fingerprints for facility of retrieval by the different systems users.

5. Prepare clear and concise case notes and reports for supervisor and department documentation of observations, procedures/techniques and evaluations; maintain regular, modus operandi fingerprint files and various records for department use.

6. Adhere to industry standards in periodic assessments and validating fingerprint processing and comply with on-going state and federal mandated training.

7. Provide expert witness testimony in court and formal hearings on fingerprint examinations, identifications and related local criminal history and prepare evidence and exhibits for presentation in court.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: principles and techniques used in the collection, comparison and classification of fingerprints and similar types of prints ; laws of evidence, criminal…