Policy Text
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EVIDENCE/PROPERTY DISPOSITION
The purpose of this order is to d escribe procedures for the dis position of booked
evidence and property. I. General
The bureau commander or superviso r shall attach a “Property Dis position” form
(7417 Form 119) to all cases assi gned to investigators in which property or
evidence has been book ed or may be booked (recovered property).
A. Investigators shall complete the form at the conclusion of a cleared or
pended investigation and send it with all othe r original case r eports to the
Records Bureau. Records personnel shall send a copy of the form to the
Property Warehouse for disposition.
B. When a case involving property is sent to the District Attor ney’s Office
after an arrest or warrant reques t is made, a Property Disposit ion form
shall be included. The District Attorney’s Office will be respo nsible for
completing the form and routing it to Records and the Property
Warehouse with the appropriate ins tructions for release/disposi tion.
C. When cases do not meet assignm ent criteria and are not assig ned to an
investigator, the bureau commander or supervisor shall complete a
Property Disposition form, if app licable, and send it to Record s for
distribution to the Property W arehouse and attachment to the or iginal
report.
D. Property Warehouse personnel shall verify property (evidence ) status
periodically with bureau commander s, supervisors, or assigned
investigators to ensure proper disposition of the property.
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PROPERTY DISPOSITION
DATE BUREAU CASE NO.
I HAVE REVIEWED THE PROPERTY BEING HELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ABOVE CASE.
FOLLOWING IS THE CASE STATUS:
□ REFERRED TO DA _________________________ □ ARREST
NAME □ WARRANT
□ PENDED □ CLEARED □ CIVIL □ NO PROSECUTION DESIRED □ UNFOUNDED
□ OTHER _________________ ____________
PROPERTY DISPOSITION
□ EVIDENCE, HOLD ITEM(S) _______________________ __________________ ________
□ DISPOSE OF ITEM(S) ___________________ __________________________________
□ RELEASE ITEM(S) ___________________________ ____________________________
T O : N A M E ____________________________ ___________
ADDRESS _________________________ ___________
□ RELEASE ITEM(S) ___________________________ ____________________________
T O : N A M E ____________________________ ___________
ADDRESS _________________________ ___________
□ RELEASE ITEM(S) ___________________________ ____________________________
T O : N A M E ____________________________ ___________
ADDRESS _________________________ ___________
□ HOLD ITEM(S) _____________________________ __________________ ___________
FOR REVIEW: □ 3MONTHS □ 6 MONTHS □ ONE YEAR
COMMENTS/SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
B Y
SIGNATURE
7417 FORM 119 (REV3/89) Distribution: Blue to Records
C o p y 1 – W h i t e t o R e c o r d s ( R o u t e t o P r operty Warehouse
C o p y 2 – W h i t e R e t a i ned by Authority Completing Form