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CONSOLIDATED RECORD S INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CRIMS)
E-WARRANTS
This Training Bulletin sets forth procedures for the application, review, issuance, and processing of the following
warrants via the Consolidated Records Information Mana gement System (CRIMS) e Process , E-Warrants:
I. Multifunctional Search Warrants
II. DUI Blood Draw Search Warrants
III. Ramey Arrest Warrants
IV. Steagald Search and Arrest Warrant s
The CRIMS E -Warrants process is to be utilized primarily during non-business hours with the on -call duty judge ,
Monday through Friday 1700- 0900 hours and weekends .
I. MULTIFUNCTIONAL SEARCH WARRANTS
Pursuant to Penal Code § 1524, 1526, and 1534 , this procedure is used for the application, review, issuance, and
processing of search warrants via CRIMS E-Warrants .
A. Completion of S earch Warrant and A ffidavit
The affiant logs onto CRIMS e -Process E -warrants and clicks on the “ Multifunctional Search Warrants ” tab.
The affiant c omplete s the following:
1. Search W arrant
a. Place(s) , Person(s), Vehicle(s), or Item(s) to be S earched
The affiant includes the description( s) of the place(s), person(s), vehicle(s), or item(s) to be searched.
b. Evidence to be S eized
The affiant includes the description(s) of the evidence to be seized.
c. Evidence Type
The affiant must check the appropriate box(es), reflecting t he ground(s) for the listed in the
subsections under Penal Code 1524(a). TRAINING BULLETIN
Evaluation Coordinator: CID Commander
Automatic Revision Cycle: 3 Years
“Department Training Bulletins shall be used to advise members of current police techniques and
procedures and shall constitute official policy.”
Index Number: I -F.1
Alpha Index: E -Warrants Effective Date:
22 Mar 16
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d. Special Procedures R equest (s)
The affiant must check the appropriate box (es), reflecting the special procedure(s) . The affiant shall
include the grounds for the request(s) in the designated section(s) of the search warrant and/or in the
affidavit.
2. Affidavit (statement of probable cause)
a. Statement of Training and E xperience (“hero sheet”)
The affiant shall include a summary of his /her relevant training and experienc e in the statement of
probable cause either :
1) Manually .
2) By clicking the “Include state ment of training and experience ” tab, in which case CRIMS will
automatically in sert the affiant’s statement of training and experience from the affiant’s stored
digital file (from a previous affidavit).
b. Statement of Probable C ause
1) The facts upon w hich probable cause is based .
2) The description (s) of the place(s), person(s), vehi cle(s), and item(s) to be searched .
3) The description of the evidence to be seized.
c. Attachments
If the affiant needs to include one or more attachments to t he statement of probable cause, the affiant
click s on the “Attachment” tab and follow s the instructions for attaching a document and incorporating
it into the statement of p robable cause. The combined size of all files must not exceed 1000 KB and the
valid file extensions are PDF, TXT, PNG, GIF, JPG.
B. Supervisor and C ommander Approval
A superv isor and a commander shall review all of the documents within the search warrant and affidavit for
completeness and accuracy prior to submission to a magistrate . The affiant may include the approving
supervisor 's and commander’s names in E -Warrants as auth orized viewers so the supervisor and co mmander
have the option to view the search warrant and affidavit in E -Warrants versus via hard copies. Since E -Warrants
does not provide th e ability for supervisors and commanders to approve the search warrant in E -Warrants,
supervisors and commanders shall document their review and approval of the search warrant and affidavit on the
Search Warrant Approval Tracking Sheet (TF-3343) .
Commanders shall document the number of search warrants reviewed and approved in thei r Monthly
Management Reports (TF -3312). Copies of the Search War rant Approval Sheets (TF -3343) shall be included
with the report. The re ports are submitted to the commanders’ respective Division commanders.
C. Affiant C ontacts the Judge
After the sear ch warrant and affidavit are approved by a sergeant and a commander, the affiant completes the
following :
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1. Judge Notification
The affiant notifies the judge that a search warrant and affidavit have been prepared and are ready to be
transmitted to the jud ge via E -Warrants .
2. Special Procedure R equests
The affiant notifies the judge if the search warrant contains one or more special procedure requests .
3. Attachments
The affiant notifies the judge if the affiant incorporated any a ttachments to the sta tement of probable cause .
4. Priority
The affiant notifies the judge if the issuance of the search warrant is needed