Property

Question 1

Define Property?

Answer 1

Anything lawfully coming into the possession of members as a consequence of their duty, regardless of the mean by which possession is gained.

Question 2

What does property not include.

Answer 2

Property taken from prisoners while in custody.
Property of the service.
Blood, Urine, Saliva or DNA analysis.

Question 3

What are the two type of property?

Answer 3

Found Property and Exhibits

Question 4

Define exhibit?

Answer 4

Exhibits are property seized to provide evidence in a court or other proceedings.

Question 5

Give some examples of exhibits.

Answer 5

Drugs, documents, recovered stolen property.

Question 6

Define found property?

Answer 6

Property handed in by members of the public. It has no obvious crime related to it.

Question 7

Give some examples of property.

Answer 7

Wallets, purses, money property relinquished by members of the public.

Question 8

What is the time frame until the finder can collect the property if not returned to it original owner?

Answer 8

30 days.

Question 9

Explain a running statement

Answer 9

A running statement shows a record of each person in a chain of possession, the property is usually evidence of the commission of an offence.

Question 10

Who is the reporting officer/ what are there duties.

Answer 10

The person that takes the property. The reporting officer must complete and issue a property receipt, generate a QP0760 “property receipt” from QPRIME and place the property in the suitable property bag and seal it and then lodge it at a designated property point.

Question 11

What is the purpose of a property receipt?

Answer 11

To ensure that a record exists of how the property came to be in police possession.

Question 12

What actions can you take to find the owner?

Answer 12

Officers can check QPRIME for any complaint that might be linked to the property. If there is identification with the property, check QPRIME for details of the owner or complainant.

Question 13

State the legislation that explains that “officers responsible for locating the owner of the found property”?

Answer 13

PPRA 688

Question 14

What should officers complete when property is returned to the finder?

Answer 14

Officers that dispose of the property by returning or giving it to its owner or person who had lawful possession of it before it came into the possession of the Service and who may lawfully possess same, are to obtain an indemnity receipt from the person receiving the property.
The receipt is QPRIME generated from the occurrence report or can be accessed from Forms select.