Asset Forfeiture Funds (Santa Monica Police Department)

Dear Joey Scott:

Thank you for your interest in public records of The City of Santa Monica Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with California Government Code, Section 6253(c). Your request was received in this office on 1/31/2025 and given the reference number P033078-013125 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: 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

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Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request.You will be contacted within the next 10 calendar days about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The California Government Code, Section 6253(c) does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
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February 02, 2025
RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of January 31, 2025., Reference # P033078-013125.
Dear Joey Scott,
The City of Santa Monica received a public information request from you on January 31, 2025. Your request mentioned: "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

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This request does not fall under a Public Records Act request. This request should be submitted to the city. Please create a new request and submit to the City of Santa Monica, not the Santa Monica Police Department,
Sincerely,
Colette Sutherland
Police Records Technician
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