fc 721 property evidence handling Flashcards
all property must be entered into traq by
end of tour of duty
any item which may be of use in a court proceeding to prove or disprove a fact under consideration is
evidence
recovered property is/isnt evidentiary in nature
is
each district station will have up to _ alternates for the evidence property room
3
personnel besides alternates or evidence room property manager must/ musnt sign in
must
keys to temporary evidence lockers will/will not be maintained by the officer outside of the evidence room
will not
if a unit has to go into a drying cabinet, officers should contact _ after hours
fss
if items do not require forensic testing
they should be photographed, emptied out, and returned to owner
_ employee will package and seal all evidence from a crime scene
1
serialized items can/cannot be packaged with other items
cannot
like items from the same location can/cannot be packaged together
can
staples can/cannot be used to seal packages
cannot
when traq is down a _ must be utilized
mcp 526
firearms, expended bullet, and shell casing evidence must be on a separate mcp
526
dangerous chemicals/ explosives can/ cannot be safely stored in a police facility and will be given to MCFRS
cannot
_ original copy of all visual/audio evidence must be entered into evidence
one
_ sworn officers will receive weapons turned in at a police facility
only
officers will provide _ copies of disks to sao for discovery
2
abandoned/ recovered bicycles will be handled by_ and must be picked up within _ hours of notification
vrs; 72
latent prints can/cannot be sent via inter office mail
cannot
proper packaging for an item that will not fit in a sgts tube is
place between two pieces of hard cardboard and tape the edges of cardboard
generally syringes are/arent analyzed by the lab
arent
vehicles may be taken to a vehicle processing facility for crimes of
0100 to 0400 and fatal/serious pic
found property excluding _ and _ may be kept by finder
firearms bicycles
the finder must contact the district of occurrence _ to _ to claim item in question
90-120
found property is kept at the district/unit evidence room for _days
120
the only personnel that can transport processed property to ecu are
epc, euc, or any sworn officer
the only unprocessed items that can be transported to ecu are
items secured at crime scenes, evidence withdrawn for court or processing, bio hazards
ecu requests _ hours notice for evidence pick up
24
evidence will only be released by ecu to the _ officer
seizing
evidence drop boxes must be reviewed on a _ basis
weekly
evidence purge notices are sent _ and will be responded to by the officer within _ days
monthly; 30
cannabis seizures can/cannot be returned to owner
cannot
after legal requirements have been satisfied, final disposition of evidence will occur within _ months
6
evidence property rooms will be inspected
annually
