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MJ/RCCC
OPERATIONS ORDER
Property and Money Return and Release Procedures
The purpose of this Order is to standardize procedures for proc essing property releases
of prisoner property at the Main Jail and at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center
(RCCC) in accordance with California Government Code 26640 and 26641. For the
purposes of this order, the term “property” includes stored pro perty, cell / tank property,
jewelry, and money unle ss otherwise specified.
I. Release from Custody - Proper ty & Money Return & Release Pro cedures
A. For prisoners being released from custody, all of the prison er’s property
and money will be delivered to the releasing officer. The relea sing officer
shall return all of the property and money to the prisoner in a ccordance
with Operations Order 4 /09-Release Procedures unless a court order
dictates otherwise.
B. For prisoners being transferr ed to another agency’s custody, t h e
prisoner’s property and money shall be delivered to the receivi ng agency.
The prisoner’s clothing will ei ther be worn by the prisoner or taken by the
receiving agency upon transfer. The transporting officer will s ign for the
property on the “Property and Clothing Record” (PCR) form, whic h will be
placed in the prisoners file system.
1. All prisoner property MUST transfer with the prisoner per US
Government Code section 26641.
2. A prisoner shall not be transfe rred without his/her personal articles.
If the transport officer refuses to accept or sign for the pris oner’s
property, custody staff shall imm ediately notify a facility sup ervisor.
C. Any discrepancies regarding the prisoner’s property or its t ransfer will be
brought to the attention of a facility supervisor.
D. Any missing property and/or c laims against the County of Sac ramento will
be processed in accordance with O perations Order 4/12, Missing Property
and Property Claims.
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MJ/RCCC II. Release of Property While in Custody
A. Prisoners may direct the release of his/her personal propert y, cell/tank
property once per custody period. Additio nal property release requests
require a custody supervisor’s approval.
1. Custody staff shall not release property that has been order ed by a
magistrate or confiscated for evidence.
2. As a general rule, either all of the prisoner’s property or none of the
prisoner’s property will be released. Custody staff may release
individual items within the pro perty bag at the direction of th e
booking supervisor. Any individual pieces of property released will
be listed on the proper ty release form and on the PCR form.
a. Exception: Legal paperwork m ay be released at any time.
B. Any time a property release is requested, a Property Release Form shall
be completed by custody staff. The form will include the printe d name of
the person receiving the property. The fo llowing steps outline t h e
procedures for releasing property:
1. The prisoner will be given t he option to release property. T he
prisoner will sign the Property R elease Form to authorize the
release of the property to the per son identified on the Propert y
Release Form. The authorization or refusal will be clearly indi cated
on the Property Release Form.
2. Custody staff shall witne ss and sign the Property Release Fo rm
after the prisoner signs the form, providing name and badge number on the Property Release Form.
3. If the prisoner authorizes t he release of the property, cust ody staff
shall have the person identified on the Property Release Form s ign
and date the form upon receipt of the property.
a. Custody staff witnessing the property release will verify th e
identification of the person re ceiving the property before
having the person sign and date the Property Release Form. A copy of the completed Property Release Form with the property recipient’s original si gnature shall be attached to th e
PCR form or placed in the prisoner’s file.
4. If the prisoner refuses the release of property, the signed Property
Release Form indicating refusal to release property shall be attached to the PCR form or p laced in the prisoner’s file.
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MJ/RCCC C. Prisoners will not have direct access to his/her stored prop erty while
incarcerated except as approved by a sworn supervisor or to ret rieve legal
material. Any retrieval of mat erials from stored property will be properly
documented on the PCR form.
III. Release of Inmate Funds While in Custody
A. Prisoners may direct the release of his/her funds once per c ustody period
and will be limited to releasing the funds that were deposited onto the
inmate’s trust account at the time of arrest. The process for r eleasing
money will be the same as for rel easing property except that th e Property
Release form will be routed to the Inmate Welfare Fund Supervis or for
approval.
1. The amount of money requested to be released shall be
documented on the release form.
2. The Inmate Welfare Fund Supervisor shall have the authority to
approve or deny the release of the funds based upon the inmate’ s
trust account history and if any funds are owed.
3. If the inmate has