Policy Text
O.O.I. 523.06
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PURPOSE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
523.06
ARREST PACKAGES
09-16-91
To establish procedures for submitting felony arrest packages to the District Attorney's (DA) Office.
POLICY
To provide the DA's Office with a felony arrest package to facilitate the arraignment of a suspect, in a timely
manner.
PROCEDURE
A. DEFINITION
Penal Code Section 825 mandates that an arrested person be taken before a magistrate within two (2)
days after the arrest, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, holidays. Arrests made before
2400 hours on a weekday must be filed and on the court calendar by 0900 on the second day after the
arrest.
B. PREPARATION OF ARREST PACKAGES
1. The Office of Investigations (OOI) shall:
a. prepare all felony arrest packages and have them at the Office of the DA.
b. see that a prima- facia case is filed with the DA within the prescribed time limits.
2. The arrest package shall contain:
a. sufficient detail to establish the elements of the crime.
b. a DA Cover Sheet DA8 9/80).
c. a copy of the offense report.
d. an arrest report copy with JUS 8715 attached.
e. where appropriate, a clear -up report, supplements, and property record form
(SPD 866).
f. a rap sheet or evidence of no record.
3. Additional investigative supplements, rap sheets and other data shall be routed as
expeditiously as possible as they become available.
C. ARREST PACKAGE CONTENTS
1. DA Cover Sheet (DA 8 9/80)
a. A multi- purpose form to assist both the DA and the Department in processing
felony arrests.
b. Complete the form with all information available at the time. The top portion of
the form is self-explanatory, fill in the blanks down to the RAP INFO. section.
(1) RAP INFO: The investigator shall not order the rap sheet. Check one (1)
of the three (3) options on the DA cover sheet: Enc., Ordered, or No
Record. The Department Identification (ID) Section shall automatically
order an up-to-date rap on each arrest. If the investigator has received
this rap from ID before the package is submitted, then check the box for
Enc. If ID sends a copy of a Department of Justice (DOJ) teletype with
"NO RECORD" stamped on it, then this becomes an official document to
be forwarded to the DA and the "NO RECORD" box should be checked.
Investigators shall not make requests either to DOJ or the Department ID
Section as this only delays their response. If no rap sheet is available at
the time the package is transmitted to the DA, check the box "ORDERED."
(2) CASE SUMMARY: Briefly establish the factual basis of the offense and
defendant's guilt, including dates, times and identity of principal
witnesses.
(3) Complete the lower portion of the form and separate it; route the WHITE
copy with the DA Package (cover sheet), PINK copy to the Department
Records, and the YELLOW copy is for the working copy of the package. If
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the arrest was for an adult and juvenile, then make a xerox copy for the
Juvenile Hall DA.
2. ARREST REPORTS
A copy of the arrest report with the form JUS 8715 attached will be sent to the OOI.
These documents shall be included with the In Custody packages submitted to the DA or the
Juvenile Probation.
3. CRIME REPORTS
A complete copy of the Crime Report shall be submitted with the DA or Juvenile
Probation packages.
D. PREPARATION OF WARRANT REQUEST PACKAGES
1. There are basically three differences between the In Custody arrest package and the
Warrant Request package.
a. The subject is not in custody.
b. The investigator must order a rap sheet.
c. The rules for a package apply to both a felony and/or misdemeanor warrant
request.
2. Both packages shall contain sufficient detail to establish the elements of the crime and
support the request for a warrant.
3. In the comments section add additional information about the suspect. Make certain you
have marked the second line of the form identifying it as a warrant request.
4. Rap Sheet Ordering
a. Investigators shall not call DOJ or the ID Section for rap sheets.
b. Rap sheet request for either an AB, warrant request, or for an investigation, shall
be ordered by completing the REQUEST