POLICY REGARDING VEHICLES SEIZED AS EVIDENCE Flashcards
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What forms are required when storing a vehicle for evidence.
Shall CHP 180 & CHP 36
Permission from a supervisor or officer in charge (OIC) _________ be obtained prior to impounding for evidence.
SHALL
The tow operator _______ sign the cardstock copy of the CHP 36. The cardstock______ then be placed in a plastic CHP
evidence bag and placed within the glove box (or other conspicuous location) of the impounded vehicle. The 180 and 36 _____ be turned into the evidence officer.
Shall Shall Shall
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE – NOTIFICATION
In order to avoid jeopardizing cases and to ensure the county is advised of vehicular evidence seizures, the evidence officer shall provide notification to the local District Attorney (DA) within ______hours of the vehicle’s impoundment not including weekends or holidays. Notification to the DA _______ include whether there was an in-custody arrest.
72 hours & shall
The department is responsible for towing charges for a vehicle seized until the DA’s office files charges, once the DA’s office files charges the DA’s office is then responsible from that point forward.
T or F
True
The evidence officer shall track vehicular evidence to ensure one or more of the following have been
completed:
(1) Criminal charges have been filed by the DA’s office.
(2) A vehicle inspection has been completed.
(3) The vehicle is no longer evidence (e.g., further investigation revealed the vehicle was not involved in the crime).
It is departmental policy to seek reimbursement for costs incurred for vehicles impounded as evidence pursuant to Section 22655.5 VC.
T or F
TRUE
The Area shall mark the CHP 180 and tow invoices for vehicles impounded as evidence under Section 22655.5 VC by writing object code “535.05” in red ink on the top right-hand corner of each document. This will enable Fiscal Management Section to identify those invoices as evidence-related impounds.
T OR F
TRUE
