300 Series - Personnel Management
What are the DART hours of operation?
7pm - 3am
The officer filing charges shall enter Class B or higher charges via the District Attorney Intake Management System (DIMS) within ____ hours of the booking and registration process.
two
Regarding SOSP: The requester shall submit a Strategic Officer Staffing Program Request form no less than _____ hours prior to the shift for which the requester needs coverage.
72
The officer shall upload a copy of the form to the incident report via lntellinetics and forward the original Strangulation Supplement to ___________ via inter-office mail.
Family Violence Unit (FVU)
If the consulted ADA indicates that the HCDAO will not accept charges, the officer shall include the following information in the original or supplement incident report:
(3 answers)
1. Time and date the officer spoke with the ADA about filing charges in the case.
2. Name of the ADA who did not accept the charge and the reason given by the ADA.
3. If referred for further investigation, clarification on what the ADA wants investigated.
When writing the incident report, the officer shall document all the following, as applicable:
1. The names of the victim and suspect and the relationship between them.
2. Descriptions of the demeanor of the victim and suspect.
3. Any spontaneous or excited utterances (res gestae) statements made by any party.
4. Interviews with any witness or possible witness in the household, including children.
5. Description of any destruction or disarray, or lack thereof, at the scene.
6. Any visible or reported injuries (e.g., location and description).
7. The date, time, and location of the incident(s) and any known prior history of family violence.
8. Disposition of the incident including the facts leading to the decision not to make an arrest.
9. The on-duty field supervisor's name the officer contacted, if required by policy.
10. An alternate telephone number of a close relative that will remain in contact with the victim.
11. The presence of any firearm in the household or at the incident location.
12. That an officer provided the victim with a Blue Card
13. Any notification reference numbers (e.g., Department of Family and Protective Services).
If an incident warrants an officer making an arrest for Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transportation, _________________ , or Evading Arrest or Detention, the arresting officer shall notify a supervisor prior to contacting the appropriate intake office or filing charges.
Interference with Public Duties
The officer shall not base a decision on whether or not to make an arrest, file charges, or file a to-be warrant on any of the following:
(4 answers)
1. The victim's willingness to prosecute or any person's willingness to cooperate with the investigation or future proceedings
2. The officer's ability to separate the victim and suspect.
3. Statements from the victim or suspect that they will separate.
4. Statements from any person that the violence will not occur again or that an arrest may cause financial hardship
The officer filing the charge for a to-be warrant shall document the following in the incident report prior to going off duty, or within three calendar days of receiving the information if the officer receives the information at a later time:
(4 answers)
1. The transaction number and the date the officer sent the probable cause statement to the ADA.
2. The charge information (e.g., charge, court, cause number, bond, and date of warrant).
3. If any officer sent the warrant information to a warrant service team and any warrant service attempts, in accordance with General Order 500-19, Warrant Service Procedures.
4. The supervisor the officer informed of any issue or delay in filing of the warrant
The officer shall notify ____________ when the officer does not make a warrantless arrest for family violence when there is bodily injury to any person and the suspect is at the scene.
an on-duty field supervisor
An officer shall contact _____________ Division to verify Texas driver license suspensions. A license is considered invalid if it is confirmed to be suspended, revoked, cancelled, non-renewed, or expired.
Vehicular Crimes