21-01 SHERIFF AUTOMATED CONTACT REPORTING

Unit Order:   21-01

                      Subject:   SHERIFF AUTOMATED CONTACT REPORTING

PURPOSE

This purpose of this Unit Order is to provide all sworn TRAP personnel with mandated direction for compliance with Assembly Bill (AB 953) also known as the Racial and Identity Profiling Act.  This bill was enacted into law under 12525.5 of the California Government Code.  This law requires all law enforcement officers in the state of California to submit specific information, referred to as “Stop Data” to the California State Attorney General.  Since the Task Force for Regional Auto Theft Prevention (TRAP) is comprised of Deputy Sheriffs and Police Officers from all of Los Angeles County, representing several different law enforcement agencies, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff’s Automated Contact Reporting (SACR) application shall be used and will provide all assigned sworn personnel an application to comply with the above mandated requirements. 

GUIDELINES

TRAP team leaders will ensure all TRAP personnel are compliant with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Field Operational Directive 18-004.  This Newsletter provides all necessary information for supervisor and investigator compliance, supervisor and investigator responsibilities including approval and review procedures.

Due to the unique nature of TRAP and TRAP investigations, all STOP DATA reporting responsibility will be addressed in pre-operational meeting(s) and the reporting mandate responsibility identified in all mandatory operational plans.

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                                                                                     MARTIN L. RODRIGUEZ, CAPTAIN                                                                                                        PROJECT DIRECTOR