STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE SOP #006 PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE Flashcards
The Property and Evidence Unit (PEU) _____ shall be responsible for the operation of the PEU.
Commander
Locked storage room - located on the ____ of the Headquarters’ parking garage, is a room used for storage of emergency supplies and equipment
5th level
Access to the PEU and additional storage areas is limited to the following authorized employees
- The Support Services Division Commander;
- The PEU Commander;
- The PEU employees;
- Persons temporarily authorized by one of the above, the Chief of Police or his designee
Upon entry to the PEU, the ______ shall be signed and the person shall be accompanied by an authorized employee at all times
entry log book
The ____ form shall include a description of each item and detail the
circumstances by which each item came into the Department’s possession.
“Property Receipt”
How many copies are in the property receipt?
3
Which copy of the property Receipt is kept by the office?r?
Pink
Which copy of the Property receipt goes to the records management section ?
yellow
The ____ copy shall be turned in with the impounded item to the PEU
white
To maintain a ______ for prosecution, all items collected, seized or received at the initial crime scene shall be recorded on a “Property Receipt” form
chain of custody
What must be documented on the property and evidence form when there is a transfer of custody?
- Date and time of transfer of custody.
- Impounding employee’s name.
- Receiving employee’s name.
- Reason for transfer of custody.
When property or evidence has been disposed of, the final disposition shall be noted on the ______ of the “Property Receipt” form with the signature of the person disposing the item.
white copy
The officer impounding property that contains serial numbers, owner assigned numbers (OAN) and government issued numbers shall contact the Public Safety Communications Unit
(PSCU) to have the items entered into and/or checked with the ________.
Criminal Justice InformationSystem (CJIS).
If the item is stolen, a copy of the _______ shall be attached to the “Property
Receipt” form.
teletype message
Approximately every _____ the PEU shall send a “Property Disposition Report”
form to Department employees requesting the status of a particular case or items of
evidence.
[84.1.5]
90 days
Employees who discover currency in the amount of ______ or more shall immediately notify their supervisor to respond to the discovery
location
two thousand five hundred dollars
$2,500.00
If the amount of currency to be impounded is in excess of _____ a
PEU supervisor shall be notified to respond to the PEU. The PEU supervisor shall count the currency in front of the impounding employee.
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00
Whenever currency is placed in the PEU, it shall be listed on the “Property Receipt” form
by ______. The currency shall be designated as “Evidence”, “Evidence/Forfeiture” or
“Property.”
denominations
What is Bio-hazardous evidence?
evidence containing blood and/or bodily fluids.
Currency and other property shall be held in the PEU until a ________ representative determines whether the currency and/or property is necessary as
evidence in the forfeiture proceeding or in a pending criminal action.
City Attorney’s Office
The Confiscations Officer shall submit to the PEU all ______ forms to inform the PEU of the intent to forfeit the currency and/or other property.
“Notice of Seizure”
Currency or property designated for forfeiture shall be specified in the remarks section of the “Property Receipt” form. A photocopy of the “Property Receipt” form shall be forwarded to the _____ by the impounding officer, prior to the end of his
tour of duty
Departments’ Confiscations Officer
____ biohazardous evidence shall be stored in glass tubes and placed in the PEU
refrigerator.
Liquid
All samples from a single case shall be sealed in a standard departmentally approved
paper evidence bag. Sealed plastic bags or blister packs are unsafe and will _____.
not be accepted
A _____ label shall be affixed to both sides of the evidence bag and the first two
(2) copies of the “Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form
BIOHAZARD
Liquid biohazardous evidence shall be submitted, as soon as practical, to the ______ of the Miami-Dade Police Department Crime Laboratory Bureau (Crime Lab) or the
Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s (ME) Office as applicable
Serology
Section
Employees shall request the _____ to collect, process and impound items that are wet with blood and/or bodily fluids.
Crime Scene Squad (CSS
A BIOHAZARD label shall be affixed to the paper bag, envelope or box and to the first ____ copies of the “Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form and/or the “Property Receipt” form
two (2)
All collected evidence shall be packaged separately to avoid cross contamination.
Cross Contamination
Urine samples shall be stored in the ______.
freezer
Blood samples and most other bodily fluids shall be _____, not frozen
refrigerated
______ evidence, necessary for comparison purposes, shall be submitted to the appropriate forensic laboratory to be stored by them until the comparison sample has been obtained
Perishable
Employees shall be cautious not to contaminate DNA evidence and shall request the ______ when DNA evidence is to be collected
Crime scene squad or a Criminal Investigation Unit (CIU) detective.
All syringes and needles are presumed to be _____ and shall be handled
accordingly.
biohazardous
Syringes and needles shall be packaged in departmentally approved _____.
tubes
Needles shall be inserted _____ first into the plastic tube and the cap shall be
tightened firmly
sharp end
BIOHAZARD labels ____ be affixed to the tubes.
shall not
The departmentally approved tubes containing the needle or syringe shall be packaged in a sealed plastic departmentally approved _____ and affixed with a BIOHAZARD label and a sharp object label. Both labels shall be affixed to the first two
(2) copies of the “Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form and/or Department
“Property Receipt” form
evidence bag
Knives and other cutting instruments shall be impounded and packaged as follows
In a departmentally approved crime scene box; or
approved container; or
With the cutting edges covered by cardboard or layers of heavy paper.
One warning label shall be affixed to the bag or package and another one to the “Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form and/or Department “Property Receipt”
form
If the item is stained with suspected blood and/or bodily fluids, _____ biohazardous
evidence labels shall be affixed to the package and to the first ___ copies of the
“Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form and/or Department “Property
Receipt” form.
multiple
2
Explosives, including fireworks, _____ be brought to the PEU or inside Headquarters
shall not
If explosives are required for evidence, photographs of the items shall be taken by the _______, and the explosives shall be turned over to the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) ____ for disposal
crime scene
Bomb squad
______ is not considered an explosive and shall be placed in the PEU only if required as evidence. If not required as evidence, it shall be disposed of properly.
Ammunition
If flammable liquids are required for evidence, the CSS shall photograph the containers in the condition in which they were seized. An evidence sample of no more than _____ of the liquid shall be poured into a small clean glass container which can be sealed
tightly.
3 ounces
If fireworks are required for evidence, photographs of the items shall be taken by the CSSand the fireworks shall be _____ prior to disposal.
soaked in water
The sealed glass container with the evidence shall be placed in a ____ container,
sealed and marked. The metal container shall then be forwarded to the Crime Lab with a
“Miami-Dade Police Dept. Property Receipt” form
metal
The original container shall be stored in the ______ “I section,” which is located
on the north wall of the first floor Headquarters’ parking garage.
peu’s storage
The Crime Lab shall test the flammable liquid and shall conduct ____.
comparison tests
For comparison purposes, _____ samples shall be submitted: one from the scene and one
from a known source
2
All firearms shall be made _____ prior to impounding
safe
Revolvers shall be made safe by inserting a ____through the cylinder
flex cuff
Pistols shall be made safe by inserting a flex cuff through the magazine receiver and the
_______.
ejection port
Revolvers and pistols that cannot be made safe shall be stored in a handgun ____.
safe box
Firearms that cannot be made safe and do not fit in a handgun safety box shall be
secured by a _____ until it is made safe
supervisor
If the supervisor is unable to make the firearm safe, he shall seek the assistance of
the Department’ _____.
Range master