General Orders - Processing Controlled Substances

Question 1

Controlled substances shall never be left unattended

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Uniformed officers after recovering a controlled substance shall

Answer 2

Proceed to the station without undue delay or supervisors permission

Shall retain possession unless ordered to turn over the substance by a supervisor

Officer shall mark the controlled substance for future ID

Question 3

Once at the station an officer must notify the __________ __________ and notify of the recovery of a controlled substance. The officer may ask for another officer to stand by during testing

Answer 3

Watch Commander

Question 4

If more than one person is to be charged, the drugs should be tested ________

Answer 4

seperately

Question 5

The officer should utilize what equipment when testing narcotics

Answer 5

Latex Gloves
Eye protection
N95 dust mask
Ductless fume hood

Question 6

When live marijuana plants are seized they should be

Answer 6

Placed in an evidence locker next to an evidence bag so the property officer can dry the plants

Question 7

How should used testing kits be disposed of

Answer 7

Tied within a latex glove and disposed of in the trash

Question 8

The seized controlled substance should be weighed and placed in heat sealed bag and sealed. Then placed in a __________ ________ _______

Answer 8

Narcotics evidence bag

Question 9

If a narcotics evidence bag needs to be open it must be done in front of their _______ _______ and in the ________ ______

Answer 9

Immediate supervisor

Testing room

Question 10

Needles, paraphernalia, and dangerous materials should be packaged in accordance with the

Answer 10

Property handling procedure

Question 11

SID officers responsibilities

Answer 11

Notify the SID Supervisor

In SID request a controlled substance envelope and controlled substance evidence tag

Perform field test

Supervisor sign evidence bag

Question 12

Narcotics should ________ be left in sole possession of a civilian employee

Answer 12

Never

Question 13

If a substance requires further testing an SID officer should contact

Answer 13

ETU Officer

Question 14

SID supervisor shall be familiar with all active controlled substance cases

Answer 14

True

Question 15

SID Supervisor shall assume the same responsibilities of the _______ ______ when controlled substance are recovered

Answer 15

Patrol supervisor

Question 16

SID Commander assumes administrative control over all of the controlled substances held in custody of the WPD

Answer 16

True

Question 17

SID Commander responsibilities

Answer 17

Review procedures
Periodically meet with the property room and observe the narcotics
Order immediate destruction of narcotics that have lost evidentiary value

Question 18

A _________ will be present when any amount of narcotics is removed from the property room for destruction

Answer 18

Supervisor

Question 19

SID Supervisor shall personally see that the ________ ________ received proper documentation of the release of the controlled substance from their custody for destruction that shows it has been desroyed

Answer 19

Property officer

Question 20

Narcotics needs two officers for transport when the street value is over _________

Answer 20

$1000

Question 21

SID commander ensures that the controlled substance testing room has adequate supplies

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Property officer shall ________ determine if any controlled substance is in evidence and is the first priorirty in processing.

Answer 22

Immediately

Question 23

Property officer shall not allow storage of a controlled substance in an area not in their controll

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Property officer needs form _______ for a controlled substance to be released

Answer 24

Form 116

Question 25

Property room log shall contain

Answer 25

Item released
To who released
Date and Time
Destination
By who returned
Date and Time
Signature of property officer releasing

Question 26

Property room keys shall be controlled by

Answer 26

Property officers and commander of CID

Question 27

Property room officer shall retain custody of controlled substance evidence tags and evidence containers and shall issue a sufficient supply to

Answer 27

SID and the Patrol Watch Commander