Policy Text
OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Personnel DATE: 03 Oct 14
SUBJECT: Revision ofDGO E-7.I, ELECTRONIC CONSOLIDATED ARREST
REPORT (26 Jun 13)
The purpose of tllis revision is to maintain consistency of policy due to the revision of DGO
0-1, PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
Effective immediately, Part III, E (Criminal Charges and Psychiatric Hold) ofDGO E-7.I has
been revised as follows:
E. Criminal Charges and Psychiatric Hold
1. Refer to Part IV of DGO 0-1, PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, for
guard requirements and release options.
2. Members shall complete an ECAR and a PC Dec for adult subjects who
will be taken to ajail facility after being cleared by the psychiatric facility.
If a paper CAR is utilized, it shall be given to ambulance personnel.
3. When the arrestee is cleared for incarceration, follow the steps specified in
Part III, D, 2-3, above.
The Evaluation Coordinator for this order shall be the CID Commander. The Evaluation
Coordinator shall receive, review and document the acceptance or rejection of all comments
and/or recommendations received prior to submitting his/her six-month evaluation report.
The Evaluation Coordinator shall forward a copy of the six-month evaluation report, along
with the comments/recommendations received, without further notice, to the Planning and
Research Section.
Personnel shall acknowledge receipt, review, and understanding of this directive in
accordance with the provisions ofDGO A-I, DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS.
By order of
Sean Whent
ClliefofPolice Date Signed: __'_o_"'_6_"{_4__
DEPARTMENTAL
GENERAL
ORDER
E-7.1
Index as:
Electro nic Consolidated
Arrest Report Effective Date:
03 Oct 14
Evaluation Coordinator:
CID Commander
Evaluation Due Date:
03 Apr 15
Automatic Revision Cycle:
3 Years
Page 1 of 5
ELECTRONIC CONSOLIDATED ARREST REPORT
The purpose of this order is to set forth Department policy and procedures for the
completion of an Electronic Consolidated Arrest Report (ECAR) using the eProcess
application in the Consolidated Records Inform ation Management System (CRIMS) to
ensure compliance with California Penal Code Section 964.
I. DEFINITION
Electronic Consolidated Arrest Report (ECAR)
An ECAR provides the required arrest information for an adult arrestee to be
processed at a jail facility and, in conjunction with the Probable Cause Declaration
(PC Dec) , provides a brief synopsis containing factual and conclusion statements of
the incident to support the arrest for a complaint with the District Attorney's Office.
An ECAR is created, comple ted and transmitted by using CRIMS.
II. POLICY
A. An ECAR shall be prepared using the “eprocess ” application tab in CRIMS
and shall be prepared for all applicable adult arrests .
B. An ECAR shall be prepared by an arresting officer.
C. Supervisors shall review and endorse all ECARs as required by DGO M-18,
PROBABLE CAUSE ARREST AUTHORIZATION AND REPORT
REVIEW.
D. In the event the CRIMS database or other system s have failed preventing
access to CRIMS , members shall utilize the paper Consolidated Ar rest
Report [CAR (Form 536 -252)] .
E. Paper CARs may be utilized during m ass arrest incidents or incidents where
the use of an ECAR is not practical .
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT E-7.1 Effective Date:
03 Oct 14
Page 2 of 5 F. In all cases, when a paper CAR is utilized, members shall:
1. Deposit the yellow copy in the approp riate report writing receptacle,
minimally before end of shift; and
2. The arresting member shall email the following information to the
Records Division at arrestlog@oaklandnet.com to be added to the
Arrest Log, minimally before end of shift:
a. Arrest date/time
b. Name of arrestee
c. Location of arrest
d. Report number
e. Arresting officer’s name/serial #
f. Arresting officer’s first level commander
If email is not working or unavailable, members sha ll call the Records
Division Warrants line at 238 -3676 or 238 -3677 to report the above
information.
In mass arrest situations, the incident commander may designate a
member(s) to collect and deposit all yellow copies of paper CARs and
notify the Records D ivision of the required log information.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Members
1. Members who make an arrest shall complete an ECAR on CRIMS
via the “eprocess” application tab.
2. Once the ECAR is complete, the member shall save and submit the
completed ECAR. ECARs requiring supervisory approval are
automatically sent to the supervisory queue . Members shall notify
their supervisor they have sent up a completed ECAR for approval
3. ECARs not requiring supervisory approval are automatically sent to
the Jail queue in CRIMS.
NOTE: Regardless of the ECAR type, m ember s must select which jail
queue he/she wants the ECAR