Parole Violators Policy PDF

## PAROLE VIOLATORS ### POLICY: It is the policy of the Omaha Police Department (OPD) to arrest individuals on parole according to Nebraska Revised Statute §83-1,119. ### PROCEDURE: 1. **Parole Violations** * **A.** Officers shall verify parole status of all subjects prior to booking to con...

## PAROLE VIOLATORS ### POLICY: It is the policy of the Omaha Police Department (OPD) to arrest individuals on parole according to Nebraska Revised Statute §83-1,119. ### PROCEDURE: 1. **Parole Violations** * **A.** Officers shall verify parole status of all subjects prior to booking to confirm the violation. * **B.** Parole status shall be checked with the OPD Data Review Unit in the records system and the State NCIC system to verify if the subject is on parole to the State of Nebraska. * **1.** Parties on parole within the State of Nebraska are contained in the information data bank of NCIS. * **a.** The printout record returned from the NCIS state system will indicate whether the party is on parole. * **2.** Officers shall complete a Field Contact/Observation Card (OPD Form 150), per the OPD “Information Gathering and the Field Observation (FO) Card” Policy when in contact with any individuals on parole. * **NOTE: ** It is mandatory to complete a Field Contact/Observation Card every time a probationer or parolee is checked in NCIC or NCIS. * **C.** Officers shall call the Office of Parole Administration when arresting a subject for any charge and who they have verified as a parolee to the State of Nebraska (See PPM Appendix A for the phone number). * **1.** The on-call Parole Officer will determine whether or not the Office of Parole Administration wants to place a hold. * **2.** If the Office of Parole Administration decides to place a hold on the subject, the subject shall be transported to the Douglas County Department of Corrections and booked on "Suspicion of Violation of Parole" (NRS §83-1,119) in addition to any new charges, per OPD policies and procedures. * **D.** If a subject is arrested for any charge and it is determined they are on parole to the State of Nebraska, the following procedures shall be followed. * **1.** An OPD Incident Report shall be completed by the arresting officer that includes the RB Number of the Original Incident Report for which the parolee was arrested in the "Remarks" section. * **a.** If an Incident Report was made by the arresting officer on the initial charge, an additional charge of “Violation of Parole” shall be included. * **b.** Limited information is needed concerning the “Violation of Parole” as the factual basis of the situation will be documented for the in the original charge. * **2.** The parolee shall not be allowed bond for the charge of “Violation of Parole." * **3.** All reports shall be forwarded to the District Supervisor for the State of Nebraska Parole Administration through OPD Data Review and Douglas County Department of Corrections (DCDC). * **4.** DCDC shall notify the District Supervisor for the Parole Administration of the parolee's arrest and booking. * **5.** The District Supervisor for the Parole Administration will forward a written detention request from the Nebraska Parole Administration. * **6.** The arrested parolee shall be handled through the judiciary system in a routine manner as far as bond setting and appearance in court is concerned. * **7.** DCDC shall follow-up and notify the Municipal Court system to make certain that: * **a.** The parole violator is not released without the written consent of the Parole Administration. * **b.** They are properly transferred to the custody of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO). * **c.** Proper notifications, reports, and written requests for detention are in order and have been received and distributed to the proper persons involved. ### REFERENCES: 1. **Laws** * **A.** Nebraska Revised Statutes §83-1,119 “Parolee violation of parole; parole officer; administrative sanction; report to Board of Parole; action of board” are relevant to this policy. 2. **Previous OPD Orders** * **A.** Previous OPD General Orders include #87-74 and #84-16. 3. **Other** * **A.** PPM Monthly update #11-2017.