Property Division

Property Division
Abbreviation	PD
Organizational structure
Part of	Los Angeles Police Department Office of Operations Assistant to the Director
Headquarters	Metropolitan Detention Center, 180 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles
Command staff
Commanding Officer	Police Administrator I (civilian)

The Property Division (PD) of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is responsible for receiving, retaining, and disposing of money and property, other than motor vehicles and motorcycles, classified as evidence or non-evidence; and storing and disposing of prisoners' excess personal property received from the Custody Services Division.

The division is comprised of the Central Property Section, Valley Property Section, and the Evidence Control Section.

Office of the Commanding Officer

The Commanding Officer, PD, is responsible for:

• developing criteria and procedures for identification of individuals and designation of agents receiving property released by personnel of the division and the Area/Division property rooms
• investigating and disposing of disputed claims for property held in custody by the department as evidence and non‑evidence
• notifying responsible commanding officers of the necessity for pretrial destruction of controlled substances which exceed ten pounds in gross weight and which pose security or storage problems
• notifying responsible commanding officers that narcotics or firearms are ready for destruction
• responding to subpoenas duces tecum and legal processes directed to the Property Claims Officer

Central Property Section

The Central Property Section is responsible for:

• arranging for the destruction of narcotics, dangerous drugs, gambling equipment, weapons and other contraband held at the Central Property Room
• assigning ground floor lockers and issuing locker keys to department personnel working at the PAB
• processing items of unclaimed property approved for department use and arranging for their transfer to Supply Section
• receiving, storing, and issuing evidence and non-evidence property booked or transferred into the Central Property Room at the Metropolitan Detention Center
• receiving, storing, issuing, transferring, and disposing of evidence and non-evidence property at the geographic property rooms in the metropolitan Areas/Divisions and Harbor Area
• supervising public auctions of unclaimed property stored at the Central Property Room

Valley Property Section

The Valley Property Section is responsible for:

• arranging for the destruction of narcotics and dangerous drugs, gambling equipment, weapons, and other contraband held at the Valley Property Room
• receiving, storing, issuing, and disposing of evidence and non‑evidence booked or transferred into the Valley Property Room in the LAPD Valley Headquarters Building
• receiving, storing, issuing, transferring, and disposing of evidence and non‑evidence booked at the geographic property rooms in the Valley Areas, West Los Angeles Area, and Pacific Area
• supervising public auctions of unclaimed property stored at the Valley Property Room

Evidence Control Section

The Evidence Control Section is responsible for the direct intake of all evidence to be analyzed and for the storage of the following:

• all blood and urine samples
• biological evidence
• hazardous chemicals
• narcotics bookings under 30 pounds net weight

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