Loading...
WARRANTS C-112 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: WARRANT ABSTRACT NO: C-112 FILE: WARRANTS EFFECTIVE DATE: 06-21-89 REVISED: 12-18-89, 12-25-94, 12-01-01, 12-01-09 AUTHORITY: Sheriff J. Zanoni APPROVED BY: Assistant Sheriff T. Gattie REFERENCE: Penal Code Sections 842, 850 and 851; and United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Action No. F-93-5070. PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to establish and maintain a consistent method for processing warrants and warrant abstracts. POLICY: It is the policy of the Fresno County Sheriff's Office Jail Division to book inmates into custody utilizing a warrant abstract in lieu of the actual warrant. PROCEDURES: I. WARRANT ABSTRACT BOOKING A. When an agency arrests someone with an outstanding warrant, the arresting officer shall contact the FSO records warrant clerk and request that the warrant abstract be sent to the Jail. B. The warrant clerk will send a warrant abstract to Booking and clear the warrant from the system. C. The Booking Officer shall retrieve the abstract from the printer and give it to the transporting officer. D. The transporting officer shall sign the abstract in the appropriate space and submit the abstract with the arrest tag to the Booking Officer for approval. E. The arrestee shall be booked according to policy. 1. Local felony and misdemeanor warrant abstracts shall be forwarded to Jail Records where they shall be placed into the appropriate court bin. It is not necessary to scan local warrant abstracts. Page 1 of 5 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: WARRANT ABSTRACT NO: C-112 FILE: WARRANTS 2. Out-of-county warrants require that a Communications Form(J-124 form)be completed, scanned and forwarded to Jail Records. The warrant abstract shall be scanned and shredded. (Refer also to Section III.) II. JAIL WARRANTS A. Jail Warrants are issued for persons who have not appeared for their Adult Offender Work Program (AOWP) assignment. Jail Warrants are considered to be commitments (they have been issued days to serve in custody)and will have no work time or good time credits given, and no credit for time served (unless arrested and transported from another county). 1. The booking and JID numbers shall be written on the Jail Warrant Abstract. Scan and forward the abstract to Jail Records. 2. Records shall be responsible to forward the abstract to the court. B. If the person is arrested in another county on the Jail Warrant,the Transportation Unit will be notified. Depending on the length of time the person has to serve, Transportation will determine if the inmate will be picked up and transported to Fresno County, or remain and serve their time in the arresting county. 1. If the inmate is transported to Fresno County, they shall receive credit for the days served while in the other county's custody. 2. If the inmate is to serve their time in the other county, Transportation will request that Booking or Records book-and-release the inmate as a "Quick Booking". a. Under the CHARGES tab (BOOKING/BOOKING MANAGEMENT), make a notation in the COMT/STRIKE/BAL section noting the name of the county and the number of days served. b. Write the booking and JID numbers on the Jail Warrant Abstract, scan and forward to Jail Records. c. Records shall be responsible to forward the abstract to the court. III. OUT-OF-COUNTY WARRANT Page 2 of 5 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: WARRANT ABSTRACT NO: C-112 FILE: WARRANTS A. The arresting officer shall contact the issuing agency and request they teletype the warrant to FSO records (the mnemonic is FSO; ORI is CA0100000). B. The arresting officer should contact the FSO records warrant clerk, notify them that they are waiting for an out-of-county warrant teletype, and request that a copy of the teletype be forwarded to the Jail Booking printer. C. The Booking Officer shall give the teletype to the Transporting Officer, who will write the date, their name, badge number and agency on the teletype,and return the teletype with the arrest tag to the Booking Officer for approval. D. The Booking Officer shall fill out a teletype notification Communications Form(J- 124 form) to be sent to the county holding the warrant. 1. The abstract shall be scanned and shredded. 2. The teletype shall be scanned and forwarded to Jail Records. E. Records will immediately FAX the teletype to FSO Records (488-1899). IV. OUT-OF-STATE WARRANTS A. The arresting/transporting officer shall submit the teletype with the arrest tag to the Booking Officer for approval. If the arresting/transporting officer does not already have the out-of-state teletype, the procedures in Subsection II/Out-of- County Warrants may be applied. B. The Booking Officer shall make a copy of the teletype with the inmate's booking number on it, scan it, place it in an envelope and forward it to the Transportation Unit. C. The Transportation Unit shall be responsible for organizing all transportation arrangements with the out-of-state agency. V. WARRANT ABSTRACT ADD-ON If a warrant is issued or discovered after the inmate has been booked, the following shall occur: A. FSO Records shall be contacted to send the warrant abstract to the Jail. 1. All local warrant abstracts will be sent to the Booking printer. The Booking Page 3 of 5 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: WARRANT ABSTRACT NO: C-112 FILE: WARRANTS Officers will be responsible to ensure that the abstract is routed to Jail Records. 2. Out-of-county warrants maybe routed directly to Jail Records in a"free-text" format. B. The Records Officer shall: 1. Sign and date the warrant abstract 2. Initiate a CHARGES record 3. Make a copy of the warrant abstract for the inmate. Handle the warrant abstract in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section (1)(E). 4. Create a Notice of Additional Charges (J-169) form a. Detach the pink copy and forward to the Jail Identification Bureau. b. Attach a copy of the warrant abstract to the yellow (inmate) copy. Forward the form to the inmate as notification of the additional charge. c. The inmate will be required to sign the white copy of the form. The inmate will be given the copy of the warrant abstract along with the yellow copy of the Notice of Additional Charges. d. The original signed form (white copy) shall be returned to Jail Records to be scanned and shredded. VI. WARRANT ABSTRACT DISTRIBUTION A. Between 0800 and 0900 hours, a designated Records Officer shall gather all of the "Return to Court" paperwork (i.e., warrant abstracts, bonds, etc.) and distribute them accordingly: 1. With the exception of outlying Superior Court bonds, all Superior Court paperwork(i.e.,warrant abstracts, bonds, etc.)shall be taken to room 200 on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse. 2. Any outlying Superior Court bonds shall be taken to the 2nd floor of the Sheriff's Administrative Building and given to Accounting. VII. FEDERAL WARRANTS Page 4 of 5 FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TITLE: WARRANT ABSTRACT NO: C-112 FILE: WARRANTS Federal warrants will not have an associated warrant abstract, but instead will have a confirmation notice containing the pertinent warrant information sent by the U.S. Marshal's Office. The charge shall be booked as a "Federal Marshal Hold" and the form scanned into the inmate's records. (Refer also to Policies and Procedures Section C-113/Federal Inmates [FILE: FEDERAL INMATES].) Page 5 of 5