When transporting an arrestee of the opposite sex or a juvenile, what information should telecommunicators receive before transport to the jail?

• A. The beginning and ending vehicle mileage
• B. The arrestee's medical history
• C. The number of restraints used
• D. Estimated arrival time

Answer: (A)

The main idea is keeping a precise, verifiable transport record. When an arrestee is moved to jail, telecommunicators should obtain the starting mileage before the trip and the ending mileage after it. This bookends the journey with concrete numbers, making it easy to verify that the transfer occurred, track the distance traveled, and support accountability for fleet use, maintenance scheduling, and the arrestee’s chain of custody. It also helps reconcile dispatch records with jail intake.

Other information like medical history, the number of restraints used, or estimated arrival time is not the same kind of record for this handoff. Medical history is sensitive and handled separately; restraint counts pertain to safety during transport but aren’t needed to validate the transport event itself; estimated arrival time, while useful for planning, does not provide the same verifiable, objective record of the trip.