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An objectively Reasonable Level of Care The University of Texas Medical Branch is the healthcare provider for the eastern region of the TDCJ. Out west, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center takes care of those inmates. In my transfer time, I was out in West Texas, and then I moved to my ID unit in […]

Motor Vehicle Seizures A: There are a couple ways that a cop can take a car or other vehicle from somebody. It can happen if they’re taking the car away from an accident, the car is being towed, the car is stolen (or the cop has enough of a reason to think that it is),

320.1 Motor Vehicle Seizures (Continued) A car can get taken in even if it’s not for a crime. If that happens, a report will have to be filled out, and all the reasons that it got taken in will have to be written down. If a vehicle gets taken in because of a hit and

Arrested Person’s Vehicle Usually, if the driver of a car is arrested, and the car is related to the actual arrest, the car should get impounded so that it’s safe. If the arrested person wants, they can ask for the car to be brought back to where they were arrested, as long as it’s an

Recovered Stolen Vehicles A: When taking a car that the cop is sure is stolen, or there’s enough reason to think it might be, and the car is in good enough shape to be driven, the cop will then call the police info center, and they’ll try to get in touch with the person that

Stored, Abandoned, and Junked Vehicles A: The Traffic Division is in charge for when cars are stored, dropped off, left or junked in a place it shouldn’t. If it isn’t allowed to be somewhere, the division is allowed to remove it. Here are some guidelines: 1: A car or other kind of vehicles can be

Consent Searches and Search Warrants A: When a cop is trying to get permission to do a search, they gotta make sure that a supervisor gets brought to the scene for homes and the supervisor needs to make sure the permission is completely fair and not forced at all. If a car or something like

Disturbances Involving Repossession of Automobiles A: Cops that find out there’s an issue with the repo of a car should make sure they do everything to keep the situation under control. A repo man does not need to have a court order or any documents on them. But, if no laws were broken, the repo

Probable Cause Warrants A. An investigator that has enough info to get a probable cause warrant should get all the forms needed to get permission to do the search that they want. B. The investigators supervisor should look over the documents, and then if everything is in order, they’ll sign the wanted person sheet. The

Drug Forfeiture Proceedings Joe is 18 years-old and is a senior in high school. Joe is still living at home with his parents. Joe’s parents are aware that Joe smokes cocaine and they do not approve. What Joe’s parents did not know is that Joe buys his cocaine from the money he makes from selling