700-01 Property and Evidence Control Regulations

Question 1

Who may request special holds?

Answer 1

IAD, Legal Services, COH Legal.

Question 2

Who shall receive and approve special holds?

Answer 2

Admin LT of Property Division

Question 3

Who is responsible for requests and court orders for evidentiary property in the Property Room?

Answer 3

The primary division

Question 4

How long can you check out property before needing authorization from division commander?

Answer 4

14 days

Question 5

What shall an officer from the primary division do to have evidence retested in a property room?

Answer 5

Complete a Property Shipping Authorization Form that includes: location and quantity for testing

Question 6

Who will pay for shipment of evidence for re-testing?

Answer 6

Requesting Defense Attorney

Question 7

What property used for UC investigation does not have to be listed in the division property inventory list?

Answer 7

Under $250 and not illegal to posses

Question 8

What shall an officer do when they seize property legal to posess?

Answer 8

Issue and complete HPD Property Release Form

Question 9

What is the descending order of evidence collection responsibility?

Answer 9

Investigative division officer in charge, CSU Personnel, arresting officer, officer assigned by dispatch

Question 10

Where will firearms that cannot be unloaded or are jammed be tagged?

Answer 10

Firearm section of HFSC

Question 11

What shall be done with firearms that cant be unloaded submitted to HFSC?

Answer 11

Place LOADED WEAPON on at least two sides of container

Question 12

Where will a firearm that cannot be unloaded be tagged after hours?

Answer 12

500 Jefferson near Firearms section of HFSC

Question 13

What is the procedures for tagging firearms found in water?

Answer 13

packaged in water tight container with same water it was recovered from

Question 14

Who may authorize submitting firearms directly yo HFSC Firearms section?

Answer 14

HFSC Firearms Section Manager

Question 15

What ballistic evidence should be tagged in addition when an officer involved shooting that resulted in injury?

Answer 15

15-20 unfired cartridges of officer’s ammo

Question 16

What shall be done with a firearm from a municipal prisoner?

Answer 16

Prisoner Property Release form completed and tag gun into property room

Question 17

How many vials shall be collected for toxicology samples?

Answer 17

2

Question 18

What are the guidelines if a personal device is used to capture evidence?

Answer 18

stored and tagged before end of shift, delete from device, employee must complete ORI/SUP

Question 19

What shall an employee do if they cannot retrieve, tag and store evidence captured on their personal device by the end of the shift?

Answer 19

Tag the device into the property room until it is retrieved

Question 20

Who can destroy, damage or otherwise make a document worthless?

Answer 20

Cyber and Financial Crimes Division

Question 21

How long before passports are given to ______ for final disposition to US state Dept

Answer 21

90 days, CID

Question 22

What are officers prohibited from doing with counterfeit currency according to federal law during their investigation and report?

Answer 22

Photograph, scan or fax

Question 23

What shall be done with stolen property if the ownership is contested?

Answer 23

Tag into property room

Question 24

When may an officer leave the presence of a wrecker driver when tagging a vehicle into the VIL or VEB?

Answer 24

Never

Question 25

What must be put on the top tray table of the VEB?

Answer 25

Vehicle Processing Request Form, copy of tow slip, Copy of Apple Towing Slip, Keys

Question 26

Who shall auction abandoned cars?

Answer 26

Auto Dealers

Question 27

Who shall dispose of hazardous materials on scene?

Answer 27

Major Offenders, Fire Dept or investigative agency on scene

Question 28

Whats the dollar value threshold for leaving found property on scene?

Answer 28

$500

Question 29

What are the exceptions to tagging found property under $500?

Answer 29

Ownership is established and held for safe keeping, valued at or above $500 and its evidence or contraband

Question 30

What shall officers working in Bush or Hobby airport do with found property?

Answer 30

Turn into Officer of Airport Manager

Question 31

How long until property room demands a disposition for property tagged into property room?

Answer 31

90 days

Question 32

How long does the primary division have to respond to property room's request for disposition for tagged items?

Answer 32

30 days

Question 33

What shall an employee authorizing property to exceed the 90 day threshold in the property room do?

Answer 33

Get signature from their commander and do a supplement

Question 34

Who may authorize off site property storage facilities to purge or dispose of property?

Answer 34

COP

Question 35

In what cases can the property division commander dispose of evidence?

Answer 35

After talking with division commanders: defendant not charged, statute of limitation expired, non biological

Question 36

What shall be done for property that a claimant is identified an located?

Answer 36

Written notice in certified mail

Question 37

What if Certified mail attempt to notify potential property claimaints fails and what is the dollar threshold?

Answer 37

Publish in daily newspaper one time, $500

Question 38

If a person receiving a firearm from property room has a family violence arrest who may authorize them to receive it?

Answer 38

Special Victims Supervisor

Question 39

What must a person requesting a firearm back from the property room have to get it?

Answer 39

Proof of Ownership and serial #

Question 40

If the newspaper approach fails what is next after for determining disposition of property?

Answer 40

Command assigns employee to make Petition of Disposition of Property then take it Legal Services for review for signatures

Question 41

After Legal services reviews a Petition for Disposition of Property what shall be done next?

Answer 41

File petition with Office of the Clerk of the Municipal Courts. After disposition they complete supplement

Question 42

Who will review and file the Petition for Property Disposition for property acquired by illegal means?

Answer 42

Prosecutor's Office

Question 43

What do property items seized from charged suspects require before property disposition?

Answer 43

Restoration or Destruction orders signed by judge