When a report of an alleged stolen vehicle is received under circumstances constituting fraud (e.g., vehicle obtained by a suspect through swindle, bunco or use of forged or fraudulent instrument), the Deputy shall:
In the case of an embezzlement involving a breach of a lease or rental agreement, the Deputy shall:
The assigned detective shall conduct the necessary investigation to obtain sufficient facts to seek a formal complaint and warrant and shall present such facts to the District Attorney.
If the District Attorney will not issue a complaint and warrant, an appropriate supplemental report shall be submitted to inactivate the case. The supplemental and the original CHP-180 stolen report shall be imaged into the electronic archive SECDA and the vehicle shall be removed from the SVS with a "dummy" CHP-180.
If the District Attorney issues a complaint and warrant, the investigating detective is responsible for ensuring that the report processing is completed and in cases other than leased or rented vehicles that are reported embezzled, the entry is made into SVS.
The Incident Report covering a stolen/embezzled vehicle shall be distributed as follows:
If the detective handling the case obtains a complaint and warrant from the District Attorney, the following shall apply: