14-03 PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PROBABLE CAUSE DECLARATIONS

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

"A Tradition of Service"

OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

DATE: May 28, 2014

                                                           FILE NO.

FROM:         EDDIE RIVERO, CAPTAIN                        TO:             ALL PERSONNEL

                         CARSON STATION                                                       CARSON STATION

SUBJECT:    CARSON STATION MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 14-03

PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PROBABLE CAUSE DECLARATIONS

Purpose of Directive:

The purpose of this directive is to establish procedural guidelines for station personnel regarding the processing of probable cause declarations (PCD) on weekends and holidays.

Scope of Directive:

This directive applies to all personnel assigned to Carson Station as the watch

deputy and becomes effective immediately.

Directive:

The guidelines for processing probable cause declarations on weekends and

holidays are as follows:

1. Meet with jailer and reconcile all completed PCDs with in-custodies.
2. Complete "Arresting Agency Probable Cause List" with suspect information from PCDs (include those transfers to custody facilities).
3. On Saturday between 1000-1300 hours, the duty judge will call the station and telephonically approve the PCDs, which are read to him/her by the handling watch deputy. The judge will give the probable cause finding and time to the handling watch deputy. The approval of PCDs will be done on a taped telephone line or manually recorded.
4. Please read the PCD prior to the judge calling. Provide the following PCD information to the judge: last name, first name; booking number; date and time of arrest; charge; read the PCD narrative; then fill out the back of the PCD with the judge's information.
5. The handling deputy will list the probable cause finding and time on the "Arresting Agency Probable Cause List" and complete the telephonic approval section of the PCD form.
6. Return a copy of the approved probable cause list and PCDs to the jailer.

MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 14-03                                                                                            May 28, 2014

PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PROBABLE CAUSE DECLARATIONS