Asset Forfeiture Funds (Orange County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
180723-24858997 |
| Multi Request | Asset Forfeiture Funds |
| Submitted | Jan. 30, 2025 |
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From: Joey Scott
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
- Any accounting records or statistics on seized real estate, vehicles, firearms, funds in bank accounts, and seizures made by the department, as well as seizures made by federal authorities where the department receives a share under the MOUs the department has in place with numerous agencies describing how assets are to be divided.
- Records and data that outlines what was purchased using money from the fund, including dates, descriptions, and total spent.
- Any annual reports produced civil asset forfeiture program.
- Documents showing the balance of any funds currently in the department Civil Asset Forfeiture fund.
-A list of all items seized through civil asset forfeiture and retained for use by the department
- Sales of non-monetary assets, receipts of sale for vehicles, or the destruction of other non-monetary assets
-Please also include any information relating to contested seizures. This request does not include court documents for individual forfeiture cases.
The period for this request is for the last 10 years.
Preferably released in .CSV form when possible
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Joey Scott
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 31, 2025. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Good Morning,
Because of the need to search for and collect records from other divisions, the date for response to your request is extended, pursuant to Government Code §7922.535(c)(1). We expect to make a determination of your request on or before Monday, February 24, 2025. Nothing in this email should be construed as a representation that the OCSD has all of the records requested or that the OCSD is waiving any exemptions available under the PRA.
Thank you,
Regina Rivera
STAFF ASSISTANT
CPRA – RECORDS DIVISION
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Tel: (714) 834-4497
Email: rerivera@ocsheriff.gov
From: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Good afternoon,
We are currently in the process of reviewing voluminous records that may be responsive to your request. We expect to have records available for release on or before Thursday, March 27, 2025.
Veronica Musico | Business Services Administrator | 714-834-6480
Orange County Sheriff’s Department | Records Division
From: Orange County Sheriff's Office
Good Afternoon,
Please see the attached letter and the records that are responsive to your request.
Respectfully,
Regina Rivera
STAFF ASSISTANT
CPRA – RECORDS DIVISION
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Tel: (714) 834-4497
Email: rerivera@ocsheriff.gov
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