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007 - EXTRADITIONS AND TRAVEL


006 - SPECIAL VICTIMS BUREAU OVERTIME GUIDELINES
008 - EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION PLAN

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

  DETECTIVE DIVISION    

 

 SPECIAL VICTIMS BUREAU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bureau Order No:

 

0007

 

Subject:

 

EXTRADITIONS AND TRAVEL

 

 

Effective Date

 

Jan. 2023

 

Last Date Reviewed

 

Jan. 2023

 

Last Date Revised

 

Jan. 2023

 

PURPOSE:

 

The purpose of this order is to standardize guidelines for handling extraditions and travel authorization.

 

REFERENCE:

 

5-07/160.00   Department Manual of Policy and Procedures.

 

POLICY:

 

All employees shall become familiar with and adhere to the guidelines of the Department's Manual of Policy and Procedures on the return of fugitives from outside California wanted by our bureau.

 

I.          The Major Crimes Bureau /Fugitive Detail/ Extradition Unit will coordinate the extradition of all suspects wanted by our bureau from outside California.

 

II.         The Extradition Unit shall be the liaison agent of this Bureau with the

Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.  The Extradition Unit does the

following:

 

A.        Works with the investigating officer on handling extradition requirements.

 

B.        Obtains authorization for extradition approval from the District Attorney's Office.

 

C.        Maintains a list of personnel who are available for extradition travel as second person, usually accompanying the investigating officer or Fugitive Detail deputy.

 

III.        Special Victims Bureau investigating officers, upon learning that a suspect has been arrested and has waived extradition, or is ready for pick-up, shall do the following:

 

A.        Notify your team sergeant of the pending extradition with the following information: 

 

1.         Circumstances of the case; type of crime, number of victims and the specific need for the investigating officer to go on extradition.

 

2.         Identity of the filing district attorney and counts filed.

 

3.         Identity of the extradition district attorney and warrant approval.

 

4.         Communications that have occurred with Fugitive Detail Unit.

 

5.         Anticipated travel date.

 

B.        Obtain your team sergeant's approval for your travel to the jurisdiction holding the suspect.

 

C.        Coordinate travel plans with the Fugitive Detail/Extradition Unit.

 

D.        Submit a travel itinerary of the extradition to the team sergeant if this has not already been accomplished by the Fugitive Detail/Extradition Unit.

 

NOTE:           As a general rule, only one detective shall be authorized to go on an extradition with prior approval. The second accompanying person should be assigned to another unit within the Department, preferably a Fugitive Investigator.  Exceptions to this policy will be approved

                        by the Unit Commander.

 

 

IV.       Special Victims Bureau supervisors shall review the information given by the investigating officer and shall do the following:

 

A.        Brief the Field Lieutenant on the extradition requirement.

 

B.        Seek approval for the investigating officer going on the extradition using the following guidelines:

 

1.         Officer caseload and filing deadline status.

 

2.         Prisoner in-custody status.

 

3.         Bureau caseload.

 

V.        The field lieutenant will notify the bureau commander of any extraditions so that notifications can be made to the Detective Division Headquarters.

 

 

 

 

Reviewed and approved by:

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                       

Richard Ruiz, Captain                                                                                

Special Victims Bureau