Notify ____________________ or above prior to serving any drug search warrant.

• A. Sheriff
• B. SID lieutenant
• C. Patrol Captain
• D. City Mayor

Answer: (B)

High-risk warrants, like those for drugs, require informing the proper command authority to ensure oversight, coordination, and safety. The Special Investigations Division handles drug-related cases, so the lieutenant who leads that division is the appropriate person to be alerted before the warrant is served. This ensures the plan aligns with policy, resources are coordinated, and risk is properly assessed. If that supervisor isn’t available, someone higher in the chain of command can be notified, such as a captain or the sheriff. The mayor would not be involved in routine warrant execution, and a patrol captain isn’t the typical point of contact for a drug investigation handled by the SID. Therefore, notifying the SID lieutenant or above prior to serving any drug search warrant is the correct practice.