BRAZORIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHING LIVE VICTIMS AND SUSPECTS
Photographs that show area of the body which usually are not visible when the person is clothed should be taken ONLY under the direct supervision of the examining physician or nurse, whose testimony the photographs are intended to illustrate. Thus, it is unusual that this type of photograph will be taken on a crime scene.
Before photographing any part of the female body normally covered by clothing, written consent of the subject must be obtained. If the subject is a minor, the written consent of the parent is needed and the photography must be done with witnesses present.
REMEMBER: Only take photographs of the area that needs to be
documented.