5/210.02 BOOKING EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY

Question 1

Booking may be delayed when the property is of such great volume or complexity that it precludes proper follow-up by the investigative units. However, drugs, money, guns, and jewelry will be booked into the evidence system immediately, T/F?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Criminalistics Bureau personnel may retain and secure in approved storage areas clandestine lab evidence and biological and _________ evidence (including drugs, money, guns and jewelry) past the end of the shift for examination/processing.

Answer 2

physical

Question 3

Items of a documentary nature, such as forged or stolen checks, altered titles, counterfeited papers, etc., recovered by __________ Crimes Bureau personnel and video/audio recordings recovered by the _______Multi-Media Detail may be retained and secured in approved storage areas past the end of shift for examination/processing. Before these items can be deposited at the Evidence Vault, they must be impounded, packaged and sealed according to LVMPD procedures.

Answer 3

Financial

Forensic

Question 4

The only items which do not require a Property Report are:

Answer 4

1. latent prints and
2. specialized forensic collection kits (blood alcohol, urine, buccal swab, sexual assault, offender and sex registrant DNA kits).

Question 5

Property and evidence are divided into two classifications:

Answer 5

1. secure property (firearms, drugs, money, and jewelry) package separately.
2. general property (Everything else including biological items)

Question 6

Hypodermic devices with no evidentiary value shall be disposed of by placing them in a red sharps container, T/F?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Consent to Search Cards, as they are part of the official criminal record of all incident and arrest records of the Department and shall be scanned into OnBase. They will not be accepted by evidence Vault, T/F?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

For reported found bicycles the PO, If no previous report is on file, advises the finder that they may _______ the bicycle and if the true owner is identified, they will be notified. If the finder does not want to retain the bicycle, impound it.

Answer 8

retain

still Complete a Property Report

Question 9

department member should respond to the Evidence Vault to make corrections within seven days after receipt of notification. The department member’s chain of command will be notified of any impound errors that remain unresolved greater than seven days, T/F?

Answer 9

True