606 IMPOUNDING PROPERTY Flashcards
The Property Room Customer Service Window will be open to the public Monday through Friday from ________ and closed on Saturday and Sunday including City holidays.
0745 hrs. to 1530 hrs.
Although currency and firearms merit special treatment, impounded property is classified into one of the following categories:
A. Evidence;
B. Found property;
C. Personal property; or
D. All reclassifications of impounded property must have prior approval by a supervisor.
____________will be used to impound property and evidence (except controlled substance). Only when the system is down.
Property “K-Tags”
____________will be used to impound controlled substance. Only when the system is down.
Property “E-Tags”
When any evidence impounded after normal business hours is too large to be placed in a secured container within the Holding Area or the evidence falls under any category listed in Section .14 of this procedure, the officer or Crime Scene Unit investigator shall notify the Communications Unit ________ and request an off-duty member of the Property Room return to duty to open the Property Room and take charge of the evidence.
supervisor
When evidence is too large or too heavy to be secured in the Property Room it shall be taken to the _________ for secure storage.
Vehicle Storage Unit
Semi-auto handguns WILL NOT be stored with ________.
the slide lock open
All handguns MUST be stored with a tie-wrap inserted through________________to visually indicate that the weapon is clear of any ammunition.
the chamber and barrel
Officers unfamiliar with the unloading process of a firearm shall contact a ____, a ____________, a ____, or _______.
supervisor
/
Crime Scene Unit investigator
/
UEDI
/
the Armorer
Ammunition/fireworks storage magazines are available at to each substation for officers to impound ____ firearms ammunition and fireworks.
non-evidence
Ammunition/fireworks storage magazines are available at to each substation for officers to impound non-evidence firearms ____ and ____.
ammunition / fireworks
There shall be no flames or smoking permitted within the posted ____ of substation ammunition/fireworks magazines.
(25) feet
A written inventory sheet documenting the date, time, case number, item description, and officer’s name and badge number when items are placed into the magazines will be kept by the ____________. The storage of ammunition and/or fireworks in the magazine shall be documented in the officer’s incident/offense report.
Station Commander or designee
A key to substation ammunition/fireworks magazines will be provided to each substation and will be maintained by the ________ to allow officers entry into the magazine.
Station Commander or designee
Substation ammunition/fireworks magazines will be cleared out by ________ once every , and one week after ____and ____ each year.
Bomb Squad personnel
/
calendar quarter
/
July 4th
/
January 1st
Questions concerning the storage magazines should be made by calling Bomb Squad personnel at 207-7559. After hours, the Bomb Squad can be contacted through the ________ at 207-7550.
Dispatch Supervisor
Evidence or other property gathered from the scene of a known or suspected biological, chemical, or nuclear terrorist event. Evidence or other property associated with these events is gathered and maintained by the ____________ or Arson Unit, or the ____________.
San Antonio Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Response Team
/
San Antonio Police Department Bomb Squad
Property measuring over ____ in length/height or weighing over ________ is taken to the Vehicle Storage Unit.
eight (8) feet /
two hundred (200) pounds
Officers/UEDIs and Crime Scene Unit Investigators will contact the Communications Unit Supervisor and request Property Room personnel return to open the property room after regular business hours under the following circumstances:
A. Impounded cash is in excess of ____ dollars;
B. Large amounts of ____ are seized and cannot be stored in the provided lockers;
C. Large amounts of ________ seized that cannot be stored in the provided lockers;
D. The ____ of impounded property is such it cannot be held in the Holding Area;
E. A ____ determines property is too important to be held in the Holding Area; or
F. The________ due to mechanical or electrical malfunction.
A. five thousand ($5,000)
B. weapons
C. narcotics/controlled substances
D. volume
E. Supervisor
F. entrance to the Holding Area is impaired
When property is released at the scene, SAPD Form #113-2R, Release of Property, (green form) is completed in triplicate. The officer writes the words ________ on the form
“FIELD RELEASE”
Officers/UEDIs, Crime Scene Unit Investigators and authorized police service agents temporarily withdrawing property from the Property Room will:
- Request a temporary release either in person using SAPD Form #113-3, Temporary Release of Property, or through the use of WebView request (refer to instructions posted on http://sapdweb, “Property Room Instructions”).
- Provide a copy of a ____ for the property, if applicable.
subpoena duces tecum
If temporarily released property is to be used for presentation in a Court, the officer, Crime Scene Unit investigator, or authorized police service agent will only release the property to ________.
an employee assigned to the court
If temporarily released property is to be used for presentation in a Court, the officer, Crime Scene Unit investigator, or authorized police service agent will only release the property to ____________. The officer, Crime Scene Unit Investigator, or authorized police service agent will complete SAPD Form #113-2R, listing the name of the court to which the property was released. The ________ will sign the form acknowledging receipt of the property. In addition to the normal routing, the releasing officer, Crime Scene Unit Investigator, or authorized police service agent shall ensure the ________ receives a copy of the release form.
an employee assigned to the court
/
court employee
/
Property Room
Temporarily released property is returned to the Property Room within ________. If necessary, an approved extension, specifying the additional time required, is submitted to the Property Room supervisor.
fourteen (14) days
