(See General Order 409.02: Booking Procedures)
Arresting officers, when booking an adult, will complete the following:
- An offense and/or arrest report.
- Ramsey County Sheriffs Office Authority to Detain Form.
- Victim Notification Form (if applicable).
- Offender tracking form for al felony charges and the following misdemeanors: assaults, DWI's, harassment, indecent exposure, window peeping, violations of no contact orders, orders for protection and harassment/restraining orders.
- A local criminal history record check must be attached to each arrest report. A previous conviction may enhance or aggravate the current offense to a higher level offense. If there is no criminal history, officers should note that at the end of their report
What the prisoner/suspect says and does that may be of evidentiary value while in the officers presence and/or during transportation should be documented in a report.
Officers, when processing a juvenile arrest, will (when applicable) complete the following:
- Complete an offense and/or other arrest reports.
- Arrange for fingerprints on all suspects held for a criminal offense.
- Obtain photographs.
- Complete a juvenile detention report when the juvenile is placed in juvenile detention or a shelter facility.
- Juvenile detention alternatives initiative RAI worksheet is to be completed or approved by the watch commander, juvenile investigator, or tour sergeant in the absence of the preceding two. The form may be faxed to the JDC prior to the juvenile being transported or hand delivered by the officer upon their arrival.
Updated February 1, 2019