Property Flashcards
Found property
Any article of property, animate or inanimate, located away from the direct control of the person authorised to have possession/control
Found property report
POL 263
POL 263 is used to…
Provide a record of found property
Give finders a receipt
Locate the owner
Show how property was disposed of
Property is…
Found property
Other property of which the owner is unknown at the time
Other property seized with/out warrant, taken as an exhibit
Other property as directed, in general/specific terms
Responsibilities include…
Handle with care Have docs witnesses and countersigned Store securely If lost/damaged/misappropriate... Liable to pay for value Charged in Police Tribunal system Charged in District Court Dismissed from Police
Property handed to you on the street…
Notebook entry Confirmation Watch house action POL 263 Labelling and securing
Property found by you…
Take to station Give to watch house keeper Check property POL 263 Give finding report
Property brought to watch house
Check in presence of finder
Label, complete POL 263
Place securely
Keeping found property…
> $50 - one month
<$50 - two months
Lost property at watch house…
Check found property records - (if there; hand to owner, advise of finders details)
Complete and submit POL 261
Lost property on patrol…
Check found property records
Obtain details
Consider other action
Complete POL 261
POL 268 is used for…
Property seized with/out warrant
Seized as possible exhibit
For safe keeping
Of deceased people
Completing POL 263
Remember to…
Number each item
Note the quantity of each item
Give a full description
Property security
Label, secure and quote register number
Labelling property
POL 220
All property to be labeled
POL 263 for found property
