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07-02 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FINGERPRINT CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENT PRIOR TO RELEASE


07-01 ASSIGNMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PATROL RADIOS
97-01 STATION OVERTIME POLICY

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

   "A Tradition of Service"

            OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

DATE: October 31, 2007

 

FROM:             TODD S. ROGERS, CAPTAIN                     TO:   ALL PERSONNEL

 CARSON STATION                                               CARSON STATION

 

SUBJECT:     CARSON STATION MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 07-02

  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FINGERPRINT CONFIRMATION REQUIREMENT

  PRIOR TO RELEASE.

 

Purpose of Directive:

The purpose of this directive is to establish procedures for DOJ confirmations prior to releasing inmates in our custody.

Scope of Directive:

This directive applies to all station personnel.

Directive:

Prior to releasing any inmate from our custody, all station personnel shall wait for the

Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmation that fingerprints are acceptable to the State Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). This shall NOT be confused with our local Automated Fingerprint Identification System (LAFIS). LAFIS alone does not meet the requirements of an in-custody release. The only exception will be a watch commander's approval and signature on the release package.

Releasing an inmate prior to DOJ confirmation can have significant consequences:

  •   Once an individual is released, there is usually no second opportunity to reprint and

  resubmit acceptable prints to the State

  •   The suspect will not be checked against any of the State (DOJ) or National (FBI)

  databases

  •   The suspect's arrest will not register in the Automated Criminal History System

(ACHS)

  •   The prints will not be available to other agencies in the State for a latent print

comparison

  •    A potential 3 strike candidate will not be recognized
  •    If the suspect is on the terrorism watch list, the FBI will not be notified
  •    A dangerous criminal may be released

The State AFIS responses are averaging two to three hours to reach the various custodial and jail facilities. Therefore, it is recommended that rejections are reprinted as soon as possible.

 

 

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