Good morning team,

Please see the email below from our Modesto Property/Evidence Unit Supervisor:

MPD P&E Unit follows Post LE Evidence & Property Management Guide (4^th Edition) where in leaves the determination up to each agencies City Attorney on considerations for returning  Marijuana or prescription medications to owners.  (Guideline 6.2 Methods of Disposal and Classifications of Property) 

Evidence_and_Property_Management.pdf

 

It is my understanding based on past/current practice that at some point the CAO reviewed Civil Code law CC2080-2080.10 and made the determination that if the officers in the field investigating deem the Prescription RX to be valid and true to the medication markings as well as Marijuana at or under the legal limit to meet the criteria for return to owner they book it in as SAFEKEEING or FOUND versus booking it in as DESTROY. 

 

Upon receiving Safekeeping and Found we store them for the required time frame under law (60 or 90 days)  prior to destroying as abandoned.  If the owners do come to pick up their legal substance, we have them sign the attached waiver prior to releasing the item the officers booked for return to them.  (sorry about the line in the scan image – It looks like I will be cleaning our scanner right after I hit send on this email)

 

If I can be of any further help please feel free to reach out.

Thank you,