700-01 Property and Evidence Control Regulations Flashcards
Who may request special holds?
IAD, Legal Services, COH Legal.
Who shall receive and approve special holds?
Admin LT of Property Division
Who is responsible for requests and court orders for evidentiary property in the Property Room?
The primary division
How long can you check out property before needing authorization from division commander?
14 days
What shall an officer from the primary division do to have evidence retested in a property room?
Complete a Property Shipping Authorization Form that includes: location and quantity for testing
Who will pay for shipment of evidence for re-testing?
Requesting Defense Attorney
What property used for UC investigation does not have to be listed in the division property inventory list?
Under $250 and not illegal to posses
What shall an officer do when they seize property legal to posess?
Issue and complete HPD Property Release Form
What is the descending order of evidence collection responsibility?
Investigative division officer in charge, CSU Personnel, arresting officer, officer assigned by dispatch
Where will firearms that cannot be unloaded or are jammed be tagged?
Firearm section of HFSC
What shall be done with firearms that cant be unloaded submitted to HFSC?
Place LOADED WEAPON on at least two sides of container
Where will a firearm that cannot be unloaded be tagged after hours?
500 Jefferson near Firearms section of HFSC
What is the procedures for tagging firearms found in water?
packaged in water tight container with same water it was recovered from
Who may authorize submitting firearms directly yo HFSC Firearms section?
HFSC Firearms Section Manager
What ballistic evidence should be tagged in addition when an officer involved shooting that resulted in injury?
15-20 unfired cartridges of officer’s ammo
What shall be done with a firearm from a municipal prisoner?
Prisoner Property Release form completed and tag gun into property room
How many vials shall be collected for toxicology samples?
2
What are the guidelines if a personal device is used to capture evidence?
stored and tagged before end of shift, delete from device, employee must complete ORI/SUP
What shall an employee do if they cannot retrieve, tag and store evidence captured on their personal device by the end of the shift?
Tag the device into the property room until it is retrieved
Who can destroy, damage or otherwise make a document worthless?
Cyber and Financial Crimes Division
How long before passports are given to ______ for final disposition to US state Dept
90 days, CID
What are officers prohibited from doing with counterfeit currency according to federal law during their investigation and report?
Photograph, scan or fax
What shall be done with stolen property if the ownership is contested?
Tag into property room
When may an officer leave the presence of a wrecker driver when tagging a vehicle into the VIL or VEB?
Never
What must be put on the top tray table of the VEB?
Vehicle Processing Request Form, copy of tow slip, Copy of Apple Towing Slip, Keys
Who shall auction abandoned cars?
Auto Dealers
Who shall dispose of hazardous materials on scene?
Major Offenders, Fire Dept or investigative agency on scene
Whats the dollar value threshold for leaving found property on scene?
$500
What are the exceptions to tagging found property under $500?
Ownership is established and held for safe keeping, valued at or above $500 and its evidence or contraband
What shall officers working in Bush or Hobby airport do with found property?
Turn into Officer of Airport Manager
How long until property room demands a disposition for property tagged into property room?
90 days
How long does the primary division have to respond to property room’s request for disposition for tagged items?
30 days
What shall an employee authorizing property to exceed the 90 day threshold in the property room do?
Get signature from their commander and do a supplement
Who may authorize off site property storage facilities to purge or dispose of property?
COP
In what cases can the property division commander dispose of evidence?
After talking with division commanders: defendant not charged, statute of limitation expired, non biological
What shall be done for property that a claimant is identified an located?
Written notice in certified mail
What if Certified mail attempt to notify potential property claimaints fails and what is the dollar threshold?
Publish in daily newspaper one time, $500
If a person receiving a firearm from property room has a family violence arrest who may authorize them to receive it?
Special Victims Supervisor
What must a person requesting a firearm back from the property room have to get it?
Proof of Ownership and serial #
If the newspaper approach fails what is next after for determining disposition of property?
Command assigns employee to make Petition of Disposition of Property then take it Legal Services for review for signatures
After Legal services reviews a Petition for Disposition of Property what shall be done next?
File petition with Office of the Clerk of the Municipal Courts. After disposition they complete supplement
Who will review and file the Petition for Property Disposition for property acquired by illegal means?
Prosecutor’s Office
What do property items seized from charged suspects require before property disposition?
Restoration or Destruction orders signed by judge
