70.1 Evidenece Manual

Question 1

When can evidence be destroyed without a court order ?

Answer 1

if it’s over 10 lbs of a controlled substance and a sample is collected. per H&S

Question 2

Who does all restoration of serial numbers of weapons?

Answer 2

shall be done by academy weapons unit

Question 3

Within how long shall evidence be entered into AIS after it was received?

Answer 3

w/ two business days

Question 4

What type of evidence shall be heat sealed in polyester bags?

Answer 4

all controlled substances

PCP shall be double bagged

Question 5

Over what amount of pills are to be weighed instead of counted?

Answer 5

over 300

Question 6

What shall not be booked stored in the regular evidence locker (pass through)? 2 items
What shall be done with them?

Answer 6

drugs w/ a street value over $10,000
money in excess of $1000
They shall be put in evidence room, safe, or allied agency evidence room

Question 7

What shall happen when a peace officer takes a firearm from somebody?

Answer 7

They shall be issued a receipt

Question 8

Can an officer remove the contents from a syringe?

Can they recap needles that are bent, broke, removed?

Answer 8

No shall not

no

Question 9

What special considerations shall be conducted while dealing with money and evidence?

Answer 9

1 shall be counted by two employees, one of whom should be a supervisor (both shall initial next to amount)
2 money should be documented on chp 308 asset forfeiture tall
3- over $1000 can’t be put in temporary locker

Question 10

What is required of serialized property or evidence before being stored?

Answer 10

It shall be checked through APS/AFS and if positive attached to 36 form

Question 11

What 6 purposes does a 36 serve?

Answer 11

Record
Receipt
notice (right to property)
Declaration (claiming stolen property)
Affidavit ( for someone who found property)
Report

Question 12

How should a nik kit be disposed of?

Answer 12

shall utilize the acid neutralizer in a well ventilated area, then you can throw in trash

Question 13

What shall happen with guns taken into custody?

Answer 13

all firearms and cew shall be entered into AFS
All firearms shall be entered it etrace
firearms w/ criminal acts shall be entered into nibin/ibis

Question 14

How often should officers purge evidence?

Answer 14

weekly basis

Question 15

how long shall blood and urine samples be retained for?

Answer 15

1 year, even if adjudicated earlier

Question 16

How long shall firearms be held if found?

Answer 16

180 days

Question 17

How long shall property taken from a person, other than firearms shall be held for how long?

Answer 17

60 days prior to disposal

Question 18

What is the process for found property?

Answer 18

If less than $250 and after 90 days nobody claimed it, it may be given to finder
if more than $250 and after 90 days nobody claims it, the evidence officer will place notice in local paper for one day. it still unclaimed after 7 days it shall be given to finder after the pay for advertising cost.

Question 19

Is a court order needed to release marijuana?

Answer 19

if its booked as property, no

if its booked as evidence, yes

Question 20

How often shall the evidence supervisor conduct Inspections? How much shall be done?

Answer 20

quarterly
10%from each category (drugs, guns, money, other)
is there are discrepancies, and additional 10% shall be done. if there are more discrepancies, the entire property room shall be inspected.

Question 21

How shall a supervisor document a evidence inspection? how long is it retained?

Answer 21

memo to area

2 years from day of inspection

Question 22

How often shall an inventory be done?

Answer 22

at least once a year, upon change of command , property officer, anytime there is doubt of the integrity of the system.

Question 23

How many evidence keys are there, and who has them?

Answer 23

just the primary property evidence officer (s), and one sealed envelope with a key for the commander for emergency

Question 24

When shall the security log be filled out for the evidence room?

Answer 24

anytime any goes inside other than the primary property officer

Question 25

What else is done when there is a change in the primary evidence officer other than a 100% inventory?

Answer 25

the locks shall be changed

Question 26

How long can evidence stay in the temporary lockers?

Answer 26

shall be more than 1 day, excluding weekends or holidays

Question 27

How often shall the evidence supervisor inspect the mvars dvds?

Answer 27

quarterly must do 10% inspection, if problem do another 10 %, if there is more problems they must do 100%
documented on memo, retained for 2 years.