PURPOSE OF ORDER:
To establish policy for Twin Towers Correctional Facility Visiting personnel in the disposition of low bail misdemeanor warrants.
SCOPE OF ORDER:
This order shall apply to all personnel assigned to and/or working in any capacity at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.
ORDER:
The following policy is set for the Visiting staff concerning the arrest of felony and certain misdemeanor warrants that become known to staff in the performance of their duties.
All persons attempting to visit, who are determined to have a felony warrant, will be arrested with the approval of the on-duty Watch Commander and be immediately transported to the Inmate Reception Center for booking.
Persons attempting to visit with misdemeanor warrants in bail amounts exceeding $5,000 dollars and/or a misdemeanor warrant for the following offenses, regardless of the dollar amount, will be arrested with the approval of the on-duty watch commander:
148.10(a) PC
166(c)(1) PC
243(e)(1) PC
262 PC
273(d) PC
273.5 PC
273.6 PC
311.1(a) PC
311.2(a)(b)(c) PC
311.3(a)(d) PC
311.4(a) PC
311.11(a) PC
314.1 PC
647.6 PC
649.9 PC
1203 PC
3056 PC
4011.6 PC
4532 PC
2800.1(a) VC
2800.2(a) VC
23152(a)(b) VC
All other misdemeanor warrants with a bail amount less than $5,000 dollars, unless otherwise approved by the on-duty watch commander, will be released on a Notice To Appear, if they have valid identification to the court in which the warrant was issued. The on-duty watch sergeant will be notified for approval for the release on a Notice To Appear.
Known gang members having warrants for gang related crimes, e.g., weapons laws, vandalism, assault, etc., will be arrested with the approval of the on-duty watch commander.
The Visiting bonus deputy will be responsible for the collection of the citations, which will be forwarded to the East Los Angeles Station Traffic Office for processing