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New Miscellaneous Fees <br /> POLICE DEPARTMENT <br /> 8) Firearms Examination Service Fee - Outside Agencies <br /> Proposed Fee(s): Based upon a $90.00 per hour fee structure. <br /> Basic Function Exam Per Firearm $30.00 <br /> Full Function Exam Per Firearm $180.00 <br /> Examination and Comparison $270.00 <br /> Examination and Comparison Per Major Crime <br /> (6 hour minimum, $90 per hour thereafter) $540.00 <br /> Entry into Ballistic Database (IBIS) No charge <br /> Department: Forensic Services <br /> The Forensic Section's Firearms Unit is dedicated to evaluating firearms and firearms- <br /> related evidence seized during criminal incidents within the City of Santa Ana. Over the <br /> past several months the Firearms Unit has seen an increase in requests for evidence <br /> analysis from outside local, state, and federal agencies. These agencies rely upon various <br /> county (sheriffs department), state (Department of Justice), and federal (FBI) labs to <br /> complete these examinations. Unfortunately, the time from evidence submission to <br /> examination completion for theses labs ranges from months to years. Consequently, the <br /> Santa Ana PD Firearms Unit has offered its services and has assisted many of these <br /> agencies on a mutual aid basis, (including FBI, Oxnard PD, Hawthorne PD, Simi Valley <br /> PD, Orange PD, Tustin PD, and Ventura PD), completing thorough evidence exams in a <br /> more timely fashion. Due to the increase in requests and to recover personnel and other <br /> operational costs for this aid, the Firearms Unit proposes these fees be applied to outside <br /> agency requests. <br /> 9) Storage of Weapon Fee <br /> Proposed Fee(s): $100 Per Stored Weapon (when released pursuant to a <br /> Relinquishment Order for surrender of the firearm(s) per Family <br /> Code §6218) <br /> Department: Property&Evidence <br /> The Police Department accepts and stores surrendered firearms that are relinquished via a <br /> restraining order pursuant to Family Code §6218. This fee will recover a portion of the <br /> costs incurred by the Police Department for time spent and various other costs associated <br /> with the storage of each firearm. <br /> Page 63 <br />