To change possession of a handcuff key, the individual must be ______.

• A. under probation supervision
• B. in police custody
• C. released from custody
• D. handcuffed and in custody

Answer: (D)

Possession of a handcuff key is tied to being under custody and physically restrained. The key is a controlled item, and the situation in which its possession can legally change hands is when the individual is actually detained and the handcuffs are in use. If someone is not in custody, or is only in probation supervision or released from custody, there isn’t the same enforced control and restraint, so their ability to possess the key isn’t established. Being in police custody alone doesn’t specify that the person is currently handcuffed, which is necessary to meet the condition for changing possession. Therefore, the only scenario that satisfies both control and restraint is when the person is handcuffed and in custody.