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MARADMIN 403/04

Marine Corps Military Police and Criminal Investigation Report Disposition Policy for Provost Marshal Offices

This MARADMIN cancels the previous requirement for Provost Marshals to forward Incident Complaint Reports (ICRs) and Criminal Investigation Division Reports of Investigation (CID ROIs) to NCISHQ for retention. Effective September 14, 2004, all ICRs and ROIs must be retained locally by Provost Marshal offices for two years after the incident date, after which they may be destroyed in accordance with current retention guidelines.

Issued: September 17, 2004
1. THAT PORTION OF REFERENCE (A) PERTAINING TO THE RETENTION 
AND DISPOSITION OF INCIDENT COMPLAINT REPORTS (ICR(S)) WAS REVISED 
ON 14 SEP 04. THE REVISED GUIDANCE NO LONGER REQUIRES MARINE CORPS 
PROVOST MARSHALS TO FORWARD ICR(S) AND CID ROI(S) TO NCISHQ FOR 
RETENTION. SINCE THE CONSOLIDATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION CENTER 
HAS BECOME THE DON STANDARD, THE REQUIREMENT FOR PROVOST MARSHAL'S 
TO MAIL ICR(S) AND CID ROI(S) IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. ALL ICR(S) 
AND ROI(S) ARE REQUIRED TO BE LOCALLY HELD BY PROVOST MARSHAL 
OFFICES FOR TWO YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT OR, IF EXTENDED 
RETENTION IS REQUIRED, UNTIL NO LONGER NEEDED. 
2. MARINE CORPS POLICY IS AS FOLLOWS: REFERENCE (A) IS CANCELLED. 
PROVOST MARSHALS WILL NO LONGER FORWARD ORIGINAL COMPLETED ICR(S) 
AND CID ROI(S) TO NCISHQ FOR RETENTION. IN THE EVENT A SUBJECT HAS 
BEEN IDENTIFIED, AN ICR OR CID ROI IS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL FINAL 
SUBJECT DISPOSITION INFORMATION IS REPORTED WITHIN IT. ALL ICR(S) 
AND CID ROI(S) WILL BE LOCALLY RETAINED BY PROVOST MARSHALS AS 
INDICATED IN THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF REFERENCE (C), AND THEN MAY 
BE DESTROYED. POC AT NCISHQ IS SPECIAL AGENT TIMOTHY CARRUTH AT 
(202) 433-9247, DSN 288-9247. 
3. COPIES OF DON AND DOD INSTRUCTIONS CAN BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY 
ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT NEDS.NEBT.DAPS.MIL (FOR DON) AND AT 
WWW.DEFENSELINK.MIL (FOR DOD)