5-01/110.10 - Recovered/Found License Plates

The Deputy taking a report of a recovered or found license plate shall be responsible for first making a query to SVS for any record of a stolen.

If SVS shows the plate as stolen, the Deputy shall be responsible for preparing a recovered plate report on the appropriate side of a CHP-180 as follows:

• Complete the uppermost portion of the form;
  • If recovery of Sheriff's stolen, use same URN as on stolen and mark report as "supplemental" along the top margin of the form.  If recovery of another agency's stolen, obtain URN;
• Write the words - PLATE ONLY - across the spaces marked year, make, model and body type and provide license plate information;
• Indicate whether or not license number is clear in SVS;
• If recovery of another agency's stolen, provide name, date and case number.  If LASD stolen, show name and date only;
• Complete R/O information;
• Provide following information in remarks section:
  • Indicate whether one or two plates involved;
  • Location of occurrence;
  • Arrest made, if any; and
  • Brief statement regarding circumstances;
• Signature, title and employee number of reporting Deputy.

Station/Unit secretaries shall be responsible for:

• Processing of the report as follows:
  • Send a "locate" or "clear" message to SVS and indicate the FCN on the CHP 180; and
  • Make duplicate copies of the recovered plate report.

Distribution of the report as follows:

• Image into electronic archive SECDA;
  • Original of CHP-180;
• To agency or Station/Unit (reporting stolen);
  • Copy of CHP-180;
• To Unit;
  • Sufficient copies for Unit needs.

If SVS does not show a record of the plate as stolen, the Deputy shall be responsible for preparing a found plate report on the appropriate side of a CHP 180 as follows:

• Complete the uppermost portion of the form;
• Write the words - PLATE ONLY - across the spaces marked year, make, model and body type and provide license plate information;
• Complete R/O information;
• Provide the following information in remarks section:
  • Indicate whether one or two plates involved;
  • Location of occurrence; and
  • Brief statement regarding circumstances
• Signature, title and employee number of reporting Deputy.

Station/Unit secretaries shall be responsible for:

• Processing of the report as follows:
  • Send a found plate message to SVS and note the FCN on the CHP-180; and
  • Make duplicate copies of the found plate report.

Distribution of the report as follows:

• Image into electronic archive SECDA;
  • Original CHP-180;
• To Unit;
  • Sufficient copies for Unit needs.