GENERAL ORDERS LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: EQUIPMENT
TITLE: CASH HANDLING, SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 1, 2025
REVISION DATE:
ACCREDITATION: ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (AACOP)
APPROVAL: CHIEF DARREN E. BRITTON
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CASH HANDLING, SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT
702.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides guidelines to ensure department members handle cash appropriately in the performance of their duties.
This policy does not address cash-handling issues specific to the Forensic Unit and Informants policies.
702.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Lincoln Police Department to properly handle and document cash transactions and to maintain accurate records of cash transactions in order to protect the integrity of department operations and ensure the public trust.
702.3 ROUTINE CASH HANDLING
Members who handle cash as part of their regular duties (e.g., forensic investigator(s)s, the Special Investigations Unit supervisor, those who accept payment for department services) will discharge those duties in accordance with the procedures established for those tasks (see the Forensic Unit and Informants policies).
702.4 OTHER CASH HANDLING
Members who, within the course of their duties, are in possession of cash that is not their property or that is outside their defined cash-handling responsibilities shall, as soon as practicable, under recorded video, verify the amount, summon another member to verify their accounting, and process the cash for safekeeping or as evidence or found property, in accordance with the Forensic Unit Policy. Alny cash deposited into the evidence room shall be promptly retrieved and deposited into the municipal treasury and a receipt placed in evidence for quick reference.
Cash in excess of $1,000 requires immediate notification of a supervisor, special handling, verification and accounting by the supervisor. Each member involved in this process shall complete an appropriate report or record entry.
These policies and operating procedures are not designed to cover every possible scenario or situation in society, but rather to define standard operating procedures for members of the Lincoln Police Department. These guidelines are subject to past, present and future judicial review. These guidelines can be amended and or repealed by the Chief of Police as necessary. The policies and procedures herein provided supersede all previous policies and orders.
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