Policy Text
Detective Division Page 1 of 1 5/02.0 (REV 1/90)
EVIDENCE – CHAIN OF POSSESSION
The purpose of this order is to d escribe the procedure used for chain of possession of
property signed out on temporary release for use as evidence in court.
I. General
A. The following procedures sha ll be adhered to relative to the chain of
possession for property removed from the Property Warehouse for court
purposes.
1. The officer taking evidence to court shall sign a receipt fo r the
property.
2. The property officer shall give the receiving officer the ye llow copy
of the Property Receipt/Repor t along with the evidence.
3. At the time the receiving offi cer confers with the deputy Di strict
Attorney, a determination will be made as to the property’s pot ential
use as evidence in court.
a. If the property will not be needed, the officer shall return the
property along with the yello w receipt to the Property
Warehouse and indicate the status of the case and whether
any property may be released or disposed of.
b. If the property is to be in troduced into evidence, the offic er
shall require the deputy Distr ict Attorney to sign for the
property on the yellow copy o f the Property Receipt/Report.
The receipt shall be retur ned to the Property Warehouse.
B. Property Returns
Property lockers in the Patrol Division and transcription rooms may be
used for the return of property and receipts. When returning pr operty, the
officer first shall enter the report number and the date on the reverse side
of the yellow copy of the report.