700-01 Property and Evidence Control Regulations Flashcards

1
Q

Who may request special holds?

A

IAD, Legal Services, COH Legal.

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2
Q

Who shall receive and approve special holds?

A

Admin LT of Property Division

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3
Q

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

A

The primary division

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4
Q

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

A

14 days

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5
Q

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

A

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

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6
Q

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

A

Requesting Defense Attorney

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7
Q

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

A

Under $250 and not illegal to posses

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8
Q

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

A

Issue and complete HPD Property Release Form

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9
Q

What is the descending order of evidence collection responsibility?

A

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

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10
Q

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

A

Firearm section of HFSC

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11
Q

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

A

Place LOADED WEAPON on at least two sides of container

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12
Q

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

A

500 Jefferson near Firearms section of HFSC

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13
Q

What is the procedures for tagging firearms found in water?

A

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

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14
Q

Who may authorize submitting firearms directly yo HFSC Firearms section?

A

HFSC Firearms Section Manager

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15
Q

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

A

15-20 unfired cartridges of officer’s ammo

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16
Q

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

A

Prisoner Property Release form completed and tag gun into property room

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17
Q

How many vials shall be collected for toxicology samples?

A

2

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18
Q

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

A

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

19
Q

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

A

Tag the device into the property room until it is retrieved

20
Q

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

A

Cyber and Financial Crimes Division

21
Q

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

A

90 days, CID

22
Q

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

A

Photograph, scan or fax

23
Q

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

A

Tag into property room

24
Q

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

A

Never

25
Q

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

A

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

26
Q

Who shall auction abandoned cars?

A

Auto Dealers

27
Q

Who shall dispose of hazardous materials on scene?

A

Major Offenders, Fire Dept or investigative agency on scene

28
Q

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

A

$500

29
Q

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

A

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

30
Q

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

A

Turn into Officer of Airport Manager

31
Q

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

A

90 days

32
Q

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

A

30 days

33
Q

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

A

Get signature from their commander and do a supplement

34
Q

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

A

COP

35
Q

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

A

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

36
Q

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

A

Written notice in certified mail

37
Q

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

A

Publish in daily newspaper one time, $500

38
Q

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

A

Special Victims Supervisor

39
Q

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

A

Proof of Ownership and serial #

40
Q

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

A

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

41
Q

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

A

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

42
Q

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

A

Prosecutor’s Office

43
Q

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

A

Restoration or Destruction orders signed by judge