HomeMy WebLinkAbout61-09 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 61-09
A RESOLUTION AMENDING POLICY NO. 84.1.1 "PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT; ACQUIRED AND IN -CUSTODY PROPERTY" TO THE
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES, PROCEDURES &
RULES MANUAL.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereby amends
Policy No. 84. 1.1 "Property Management; Acquired and In -Custody Property" to the Fayetteville
Police Department's Policies, Procedures & Rules Manual. A copy of the Policy, marked
Exhibit "A," is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
PASSED and APPROVED this 17a' day of March, 2009.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
By:
E. SMITH, City
.a
;FAYETTEVILLE;
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RULES
Effective Date Number
March 17, 2009 1 84.1.1
Subject
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT; ACQUIRED AND IN -CUSTODY PROPERTY
Reference
Distribution
All Personnel
I. PURPOSE
Special Instructions
Calea 84
Reevaluation Date
1 -Year
No.Pages
-7-
The purpose of this directive is to establish a property management
system for property acquired by and in -custody of the Fayetteville
Police Department.
II. POLICY
The Fayetteville Police Department will establish and maintain a
property management system that will ensure continuity and
consistency in the control and accountability of all evidence, lost
and found property, seized, as well as, all items retained for
safekeeping or investigations in its custody.
This
policy sets
forth
strict measures
for the handling, security,
and
disposition
of all
such property in
department custody.
A. CONTROL OF PROPERTY
1. Control
The department property management system shall maintain exclusive
control and accountability of all found, recovered, seized, items
kept for safekeeping and evidentiary property.
a. In
no
event
will officers store evidence in their personal
lockers
or
desk.
b. All officers coming in possession of found, recovered, seized,
items for safekeeping or evidentiary property shall record such
property by way of an incident report, evidence submission or
receipt form [Calea 84.1.1 a,c]. In addition, all officers shall
(84.1.1) Page 1
deliver the property to the Property Evidence Manager as defined
within this policy before going off duty [Galea 84.1,1 b].
C. The department recognizes exceptional circumstances may be
present during which property might not be submitted to the
Property Evidence Manager before the officer goes off duty. In
such circumstances, the officer should notify his supervisor who
will assist the officer in taking efforts to make sure another
officer maintains the property in question, or in a secure
location, until such time it can be presented to the Property
Evidence Manager [Calea 84.1.1 b].
2. Submission of Evidence
Fayetteville Police Department personnel, regarding all evidence,
lost and found property, seized and items retained for safekeeping
or investigations will [Calea 84.1.1 d]:
• Properly package each item
• Items with blood and/or other bodily fluid should be air dried
in the Criminal Investigations Division Laboratory or drying
cabinet to prevent cross contamination before being properly
packaged.
• Items of similar qualities may be packaged together, i.e.,
cassette tapes, money.
• Properly label/identify each item on a Fayetteville Police
Department Property and Evidence Submission Form.
• If submission occurs at a time when the Property Evidence
Manager is not present the supervisor will provide the officer
with an evidence token and the evidence is to be placed in a
vacant evidence locker [Calea 84.1.3].
3. Accountabilit
The utilization of property logs, property and evidence submission
forms, inventories and other documents, shall ensure all records
provide an up-to-date and correct accountability of found,
recovered, items held for investigation, safekeeping and
evidentiary property. The following information should be either
placed on a Fayetteville Police Department Property and Evidence
form or recorded in the system by way of a receipt form or incident
report for each item of evidence [Galea 84.1.5]:
a. Location of property within the department,
b. Date and time property was received and subsequently released,
C. Description, type and amount of property on hand,
d. Chain of custody from time property was received until final
disposition should be maintained by an evidence submission form,
receipt form or incident report. There may be circumstances in
which an item of property is not turned over to the Property
Evidence Manager, for example:
(84.1.1) Page 2
C
• Items returned immediately at the scene of collection,
• Items sent to the State Crime Lab before it was entered as
evidence (property evidence submission form required),
• Items going to the Detective Division and returned to owner.
e. The date and results of all inspections, inventories, and
audits of record.
4. Property Evidence Manager for Found, Recovered and Evidentiary
Property
Evidence
Manager will have
the right to refuse
The Property
any item
Evidence Manager shall be designated
as property
custodian
and
held accountable for all property
accepted by and
stored in
the
department's property storage areas.
corrections.
5. Receipt
of
Package Deliveries
Property
and
Evidence Division personnel are
responsible for
receiving
all
deliveries from the Arkansas Crime
Lab. An entry
should be
made
in the evidence tracking system
indicating the
receipt of the
number of unopened packages.
6. Riaht of Refusal
The Property
Evidence
Manager will have
the right to refuse
acceptance of
any item
submitted improperly.
The Property Evidence
Manager will
notify
the appropriate
supervisor and make
arrangements
for the
submitting officer to make necessary
corrections.
B. APPOINTMENT OF NEW PROPERTY EVIDENCE MANAGER
In the event a new Property Evidence Manager is appointed, a joint
inventory with the outgoing property manager shall be held to
ensure proper documentation and accountability [Calea 84.1.6 b].
1. The purpose of such an inventory shall be to guarantee the
continuity of custody and ensure the system's integrity and
property accountability.
2. The incoming Property Evidence Manager shall ensure all
records are up-to-date and properly annotated.
3. All discrepancies shall be documented prior to the transfer of
property accountability to the incoming Property Evidence Manager.
C. INSPECTION AND INVENTORY
The Chief of Police shall require the Property Evidence Manager to
conduct a semi-annual inspection of recovered and evidentiary
(84.1.1) Page 3
property to ensure adherence to procedure [Calea 84.1.6 a]. This
inspection shall verify the following:
1. Department orders and directives concerning property
management are being followed,
2. Property is stored in such a manner as to protect it from
damage and deterioration,
3. Proper accountability procedures are being maintained, and,
4. Property having no further evidentiary value is being disposed
of promptly.
The Chief of Police shall require an annual inventory of property
and evidence held by the police department. This inventory will be
conducted by the Chief of Police, or a designee not routinely or
directly connected with control of the evidence division [Calea
84.1.6 c]
Unannounced inspections of the property storage areas should be
held when the Chief of Police so directs at least once a year
(Calea 84.1.6 d].
1. The Chief of Police shall appoint an individual and a time
period to conduct spot inspections.
2. Property accountability and security procedures shall receive
primary attention during spot inspections.
3. The majority of the spot inspection shall consist of a random
comparison of records with actual property items.
D. DISPOSITION OF FOUND, RECOVERED, SEIZED AND EVIDENTIARY
PROPERTY [Calea 84.1.1 g]
1. All attempts shall be made to return found and recovered
stolen property to its rightful owners (Calea 84.1.1 f].
2. Evidentiary property may be returned to the owner prior to the
court case with written permission from the prosecutor, lead
investigator, or judge.
3. Recovered or evidentiary property returned should be
photographed when possible. This photograph should include the
person receiving the item, or the item with a valid driver's
license of the person receiving the item.
4. Final disposition of all found, recovered, seized and
evidentiary property shall be accomplished within six months after
legal requirements have been satisfied [Calea 84.1.8]. If the
property in question is not returned to the owner, the Property
Evidence Manager will obtain a court order to have property
(84.1.1) Page 4
converted to departmental use, sold at auction or destroyed [Calea
84.1.7].
E. TRAINING AIDS [Calea 84.1.4]
Narcotic detection training for police canines is vital to ensure
the success of the canine program. The following procedures will
be adhered to in order to ensure strict and correct accountability
of narcotic training aids.
1. Each canine handler will check out narcotic training aids from
the Property and Evidence Division as needed. The Property and
Evidence Manager will maintain records of these transactions as
detailed below:
a. Training aids shall be packaged and prepared by the Property
and Evidence Manager in the following manner:
• The substance will be weighed and contained in a double
heat -sealed plastic package.
• The package will further contain a clearly visible label
identifying the substance, its weight, the date and time
of packaging and the signature of the Evidence Manager
and witness.
• The label will further have a specific training aid
number unique to each training aid package.
b. The Property and Evidence Manager will issue seized
narcotics that have been adjudicated by the court for use
in canine training.
• The narcotic training aids should be removed from use in
training at least every year and replaced with recently
adjudicated narcotic items if possible.
2. A logbook will be created by the Property and Evidence Manager
and will be utilized to maintain a record of the training aid
packages.
a. It shall be the Canine handler's responsibility to show the
Property and Evidence Manager, or his designee, the narcotic
training aid packages every 30 days. Each package will be detailed
in the logbook indicating the substance, training aid number and
handler to whom the item is checked out.
b. Each package logged out to the canine handler will be checked
against the logbook entry and for any apparent tampering or damage.
C. The Property and Evidence Manager, or his designee, will sign
and note the date and time of the inspection for each entry in the
logbook.
d. The Property and Evidence Manager will fully inspect the
training aid packages to ensure their integrity. If any questions
arise in reference to this inspection, the training aids will be
logged into evidence and the canine supervisor will be notified.
(84.1.1) Page 5
e. If the Property and Evidence Manager suspects the training
aids to have been tampered with or if they are missing, the Patrol
Captain will be notified immediately and will cause a complaint to
be filed with the Office of Professional Standards.
f. If the packaging appears to have minor damage but the
integrity is intact, the Property and Evidence Manager will
repackage the training aid and notify the Patrol Captain.
F. STORAGE OF PROPERTY, FOUND, RECOVERED, SEIZED,
SAFEKEEPING, INVESTIGATIONS AND EVIDENTIARY PROPERTY
[Calea 84.1.1 e]
1. Storage
All property stored by the department shall be held in designated
secure areas [Calea 84.1.2],
2. Access
Access to all recovered and evidentiary property storage areas will
be strictly limited to authorized personnel to prevent the
alteration, unauthorized removal, theft, or other compromise of
property stored by the department [Calea 84.1.2].
3. Narcotics
a. Storage of narcotics and dangerous drugs shall be the
responsibility of the Property Evidence Manager.
b. Narcotic and dangerous drug evidence (capsules, pills, etc.)
shall be counted and weighed by the submitting officer. The
substance will then be sealed in a tamper -proof protective
packaging and initialed by the officer on the seal. All drug
evidence handled by the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force
should have a Property and Evidence Submission Form completed prior
to submission to the state crime lab. This form must be submitted
to the Property Evidence Manager for entry into the system.
4. Perishable Items
a. All perishable items of evidence, such as blood or urine
specimens, should be stored in a secure refrigerator in the
evidence room whenever possible so their properties will be as
unchanged as possible before they are examined in a laboratory or
presented in court.
5. Money
Anytime money is inventoried or seized it should be counted in
front of the person(s) from which it is being taken. If this is
not possible, the "two -man" rule will apply. In other words, a
minimum of two officers will count the money and sign both the
(84.1.1) Page 6
receipt and submission form. The amount and denomination of the
currency should be recorded on a tally sheet. The tally sheet
should be completed prior to removing it from the point of seizure
and then attached to a submission form.
6. Vehicles
All vehicles seized as evidence in drug investigation or other
felony crimes should have a Property Evidence Submission Form
completed and turned in to the Property Evidence Manager. Prior to
the removal (tow) of such a vehicle,`a supervisor should be called
to the scene in order to determine if the seizure is necessary, and
if it is, where the vehicle will be stored.
7. Evidence Not to be Destroyed
Felony evidence listed below shall not be disposed of:
• Homicide (solved or unsolved).
• When suspect is incarcerated and an appeal is possible
• When no suspect, the statute of limitations has not yet run.
• Evidence is part of a suspected serial crime.
Misdemeanor evidence listed below shall not be disposed of:
• Property that has not yet been held past the 30 -day appeal
period after the final disposition has been entered.
• The statute of limitations has not yet run,
(84.1.1) Page 7
Greg Tabor
Submitted By
City of Fayetteville
Staff Review Form
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or
Contracts
3/17/2009
City Council Meeting Date
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Division
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Department
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approve a resolution amending Fayetteville Police Department Policy 84.1.1 "Property
uired and In -Custody Property"
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FAYETTEVILLE
THE CITY Of FAYETTEYK1lE. ARKANSAS
DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
TO: Mayor Lioneld Jordan and Members of the City Council
FROM: Greg Tabor, Chief of Police
DATE: February 24, 2009
SUBJECT: Policy Amendment
Recommendation: Council approves a resolution amending Fayetteville Police
Department Policy 84.1.1 "Property Management; Acquired and In -Custody Property"
Background: The current Fayetteville Police Department Policies were approved by
council resolution #3-99 on January 5th, 1999. The department is currently in the process
of reviewing all policies and updating as necessary.
Discussion: The police department recently amended policy 84.1.1 to comply with
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) standards.
Budget Impact: None
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AMENDING POLICY NO. 84.1.1 "PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT; ACQUIRED AND IN -CUSTODY PROPERTY" TO THE
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES, PROCEDURES &
RULES MANUAL.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, hereby
amends Policy No. 84.1.1 "Property Management; Acquired and In -Custody Property"
to the Fayetteville Police Department's Policies, Procedures & Rules Manual. A copy of
the Policy, marked Exhibit "A," is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
PASSED and APPROVED this 17th day of March, 2009.
APPROVED:
By:
LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor
ATTEST:
By:
SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RULES
Effective Date (Number
84.1.1
Subject
PROPERTY
Reference
Distribution
All Personnel
I. PURPOSE
; ACQUIRED AND IN -CUSTODY PROPERTY
Special Instructions
Calea 84
Reevaluation Date
1 -Year
No. Pages
-8-
The purpose of this directive is to establish a property management
system for property acquired by and in -custody of the Fayetteville
Police Department.
II. POLICY
The Fayetteville Police Department will establish and maintain a
property management system that will ensure continuity and
consistency in the control and accountability of all evidence, lost
and found property, seized, as well as, all items retained for
safekeeping or investigations in its custody.
This policy sets forth strict measures for the handling, security,
and disposition of all such property in department custody.
A. CONTROL OF PROPERTY
1. Control
The department property management system shall maintain exclusive
control and accountability of all found, recovered, seized, items
kept for safekeeping and evidentiary property.
a. In no event will officers store evidence in their personal
lockers or desk.
(84.1.1) Page 1
b. All officers coming in possession of found, recovered, seized,
items for safekeeping or evidentiary property shall record such
property by way of an incident report, evidence submission or
receipt form [Calea 84.1.1 a,c]. In addition, all officers shall
deliver the property to the Property Evidence Manager as defined
within this policy before going off duty [Calea 84.1.1 b].
c. The department recognizes exceptional circumstances may be
present during which property might not be submitted to the
Property Evidence Manager before the officer goes off duty. In
such circumstances, the officer should notify his supervisor who
will assist the officer in taking efforts to make sure another
officer maintains the property in question, or in a secure
location, until such time it can be presented to the Property
Evidence Manager [Calea 84.1.1 b].
2. Submission of Evidence
Fayetteville Police Department personnel, regarding all evidence,
lost and found property, seized and items retained for safekeeping
or investigations will [Calea 84.1.1 d]:
• Properly package each item
• Items with blood and/or other bodily fluid should be air dried
in the Criminal Investigations Division Laboratory or drying
cabinet to prevent cross contamination before being properly
packaged.
• Items of similar qualities may be packaged together, i.e.,
cassette tapes, money.
• Properly label/identify each item on a Fayetteville Police
Department Property and Evidence Submission Form.
• If submission occurs at a time when the Property Evidence
Manager is not present the supervisor will provide the officer
with an evidence token and the evidence is to be placed in a
vacant evidence locker [Calea 84.1.3].
3. Accountabilit
The utilization of property logs, property and evidence submission
forms, inventories and other documents, shall ensure all records
provide an up-to-date and correct accountability of found,
recovered, items held for investigation, safekeeping and
evidentiary property. The following information should be either
placed on a Fayetteville Police Department Property and Evidence
form or recorded in the system by way of a receipt form or incident
report for each item of evidence [Calea 84.1.5]:
a. Location of property within the department,
b. Date and time property was received and subsequently released,
(84.1.1) Page 2
c. Description, type and amount of property on hand,
d. Chain of custody from time property was received until final
disposition should be maintained by an evidence submission form,
receipt form or incident report. There may be circumstances in
which an item of property is not turned over to the Property
Evidence Manager, for example:
• Items returned immediately at the scene of collection,
• Items sent to the State Crime Lab before it was entered as
evidence (property evidence submission form required),'
• Items going to the Detective Division and returned to owner.
e. The date and results of all inspections, inventories, and
audits of record.
4. Property Evidence Manager for Found, Recovered and Evidentiary
Property
The Property Evidence Manager shall be designated as property
custodian and held accountable for all property accepted by and
stored in the department's property storage areas.
5. Receipt of Package Deliveries
Property and Evidence Division personnel are responsible for
receiving all deliveries from the Arkansas Crime Lab. An entry
should be made in the evidence tracking system indicating the
receipt of the number of unopened packages.
6. Right of Refusal
The Property
Evidence
Manager will have
the right to refuse
acceptance of
any item
submitted improperly.
The Property Evidence
Manager will
notify
the appropriate
supervisor and make
arrangements
for the
submitting officer to make necessary
corrections.
B. APPOINTMENT OF NEW PROPERTY EVIDENCE MANAGER
In the event a new Property Evidence Manager is appointed, a joint
inventory with the outgoing property manager shall be held to
ensure proper documentation and accountability [Calea 84.1.6 b].
1. The purpose of such an inventory shall be to guarantee the
continuity of custody and ensure the system's integrity and
property accountability.
(84.1.1) Page 3
2. The incoming Property Evidence Manager shall ensure all
records are up-to-date and properly annotated.
3. All discrepancies shall be documented prior to the transfer of
property accountability to the incoming Property Evidence Manager.
C. INSPECTION AND INVENTORY
The Chief of Police shall require the Property Evidence Manager to
conduct a semi-annual inspection of recovered and evidentiary
property to ensure adherence to procedure [Calea 84.1.6 a]. This
inspection shall verify the following:
1. Department orders and directives concerning property
management are being followed,
2. Property is stored in such a manner as to protect it from
damage and deterioration,
3. Proper. accountability procedures are being maintained, and,
4. Property having no further evidentiary value is being disposed
of promptly.
The Chief of Police shall require an annual inventory of property
and evidence held by the police department. This inventory will be
conducted by the Chief of Police, or a designee not routinely or
directly connected with control of the evidence division [Calea
84.1.6 c].
Unannounced inspections of the property storage areas should be
held when the Chief of Police so directs at least once a year
[Calea 84.1.6 d].
1. The Chief of Police shall appoint an individual and a time
period to conduct spot inspections.
2. Property accountability and security procedures shall receive
primary attention during spot inspections.
3. The majority of the spot inspection shall consist of a random
comparison of records with actual property items.
D. DISPOSITION OF FOUND, RECOVERED, SEIZED AND EVIDENTIARY
PROPERTY [Calea 84.1.1 g]
1. All attempts shall be made to return found and recovered
stolen property to its rightful owners [Calea 84.1.1 f].
(84.1.1) Page 4
2. Evidentiary property may be returned to the owner prior to the
court case with written permission from the prosecutor, lead
investigator, or judge.
3. Recovered or evidentiary property returned should be
photographed when possible. This photograph should include the
person receiving the item, or the item with a valid, driver's
license of the person receiving the item.
4. Final disposition of all found, recovered, seized and
evidentiary property shall be accomplished within six months after
legal requirements have been satisfied [Calea 84.1.8]. if the
property in question is not returned to the owner, the Property
Evidence Manager will obtain a court order to have property
converted to departmental use, sold at auction or destroyed [Calea
84.1.7] .
E. TRAINING AIDS [Calea 84.1.4]
Narcotic detection training for police
the success of the canine program. The
be adhered to in order to ensure strict
of narcotic training aids.
1. Each canine handler will check out
the Property and Evidence Division as
Evidence Manager will maintain records
detailed below:
canines is vital to ensure
following procedures will
and correct accountability
narcotic training aids from
needed. The Property and
of these transactions as
a. Training aids shall be packaged and prepared by the Property
and Evidence Manager in the following manner:
• The substance will be weighed and contained in a double
• heat -sealed plastic package.
• The package will further contain a clearly visible label
identifying the substance, its weight, the date and time
of packaging and the signature of the Evidence Manager
and witness.
• The label will further have a specific training aid
number unique to each training aid package.
b. The Property and Evidence Manager will issue seized
narcotics that have been adjudicated by the court for use
in canine training.
• The narcotic training aids should be removed from use in
training at least every year and replaced with recently
adjudicated narcotic items if possible.
2. A logbook will be created by the Property and Evidence Manager
and will be utilized to maintain a record of the training aid
packages.
(84.1.1) Page 5
a. It shall be the Canine handler's responsibility to show the
Property and Evidence Manager, or his designee, the narcotic
training aid packages every 30 days. Each package will be detailed
in the logbook indicating the substance, training aid number and
handler to whom the item is checked out.
b. Each package logged out to the canine handler will be checked
against the logbook entry and for any apparent tampering or damage.
c. The Property and Evidence Manager, or his designee, will sign
and note the'date and time of the inspection for each entry in the
logbook.
d. The Property and Evidence Manager will fully inspect the
training aid packages to ensure their integrity. If any questions
arise in reference to this inspection, the training aids will be
logged into evidence and the canine supervisor will be notified.
e. If the Property and Evidence Manager suspects the training
aids to have been tampered with or if they are missing, the Patrol
Captain will be notified immediately and will cause a complaint to
be filed with the Office of Professional Standards.
f. If the packaging appears to have minor damage but the
integrity is intact, the Property and Evidence Manager will
repackage the training aid and notify the Patrol Captain.
F. STORAGE OF PROPERTY, FOUND, RECOVERED, SEIZED, SAFEKEEPING,
INVESTIGATIONS AND EVIDENTIARY PROPERTY (Calea 84.1.1 el
1. Storage
All property stored by the department shall be held in designated
secure areas [Calea 84.1.2].
2. Access
Access to all recovered and evidentiary property storage areas will
be strictly limited to authorized personnel to prevent the
alteration, unauthorized removal, theft, or other compromise of
property stored by the department [Calea 84.1.2].
3. Narcotics
a. Storage of narcotics and dangerous drugs shall be the
responsibility of the Property Evidence Manager.
b. Narcotic and dangerous drug evidence (capsules, pills, etc.)
shall be counted and weighed by the submitting officer. The
(84.1.1) Page 6
substance will then be sealed in a tamper -proof protective
packaging and initialed by the officer on the seal. All drug
evidence handled by the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force
should have a Property and Evidence Submission Form completed prior
to submission to the state crime lab. This form must be submitted
to the Property Evidence Manager for entry into the system.
4. Perishable Items
a. All perishable items of evidence, such as blood or urine
specimens, should be stored in a secure refrigerator in the
evidence room whenever possible so their properties will be as
unchanged as possible before they are examined in a laboratory or
presented in court.
5. Money
Anytime money is inventoried or seized it should be counted in
front of the person(s) from which it is being taken. If this is
not possible, the "two -man" rule will apply. In other words, a
minimum of two officers will count the money and sign both the
receipt and submission form. The amount and denomination of the
currency should be recorded on a tally sheet. The tally sheet
should be completed prior to removing it from the point of seizure
and then attached to a submission form.
6. Vehicles
All vehicles seized as evidence in drug investigation or other
felony crimes should have a Property Evidence Submission Form
completed and turned in to the Property Evidence Manager. Prior to
the removal (tow) of such a vehicle, a supervisor should be called
to the scene in order to determine if the seizure is necessary, and
if it is, where the vehicle will be stored.
7. Evidence Not to be Destroyed
Felony evidence listed below shall not be disposed of:
• Homicide (solved or unsolved).
• When suspect is incarcerated and an appeal is possible.
• When no suspect, the statute of limitations has not yet run.
• Evidence is part of a suspected serial crime.
Misdemeanor evidence listed below shall not be disposed of:
(84.1.1) Page 7
• Property that has not yet been held past the 30 -day appeal
period -after the final disposition has been entered.
• The statute of limitations has not yet run.
(84.1.1) Page 8
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Clarice Pearman - Res. 60-09 & 61-09
From: Clarice Pearman
To: Tabor, Greg
Date: 3.25.09 11:46 AM
Subject: Res. 60-09 & 61-09
CC: Audit; Turberville, Rob
Attachments: Audit; Turberville, Rob
Chief:
Attached is a copy of your agenda items regarding the amendment of your Policies, Procedures & Rule Manual passed by the
City Council. Please let me know if there is anything else needed for these items. Have a good day.
Thanks.
Clarice
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