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N-2022-196 <br />INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED <br />WORK MAY PROCEED <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL <br />DATE: <br />Return FULLY EXECUTED <br />copy to COTC M-30 <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />INVESTIGATIVE GENEALOGY <br />the City of Santa Ana on <br />The Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and behalf of its Police Department ("Originating <br />Agency") consider it essential to establish an understanding regarding Investigative Genealogy <br />("IG") practices in investigating and prosecuting cases together. The FBI is committed to <br />developing practices that protect reasonable interests in privacy, while making effective use of <br />IG to help identify violent criminals, exonerate innocent suspects, and ensure the fair and <br />impartial administration of justice. <br />A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding IG is hereby established between the FBI <br />and Originating Agency. IG will be performed in an effort to identify the perpetrator or victim in <br />case(s) brought by the Originating Agency. <br />By signing this MOU, the Originating Agency and the FBI agree to the following: <br />1. The case involves an unsolved violent crime, defined in the DOJ Policy as homicide or sex <br />crime, or when the circumstances surrounding the criminal act present a substantial and <br />ongoing threat to public safety or national security. This includes when a case involves the <br />unidentified remains of a suspected homicide victim. <br />2. The Originating Agency has pursued reasonable investigative leads to solve the case or <br />identify the unidentified human remains. <br />3. The investigation has developed a forensic unknown Short Tandem Repeat' ("STR") DNA <br />profile from the evidence attributable to the perpetrator/victim in the case. The qualifying <br />forensic unknown STR DNA profile has been entered into the Combined DNA Index System <br />(CODIS) and no hit has resulted from routine searches in the relevant State DNA Index <br />System (SDIS) or the National DNA Index System (NDIS). <br />4. The Originating Agency has obtained concurrence from their respective prosecuting agency <br />to utilize IG. If applicable, the concurrence should be obtained from the prosecutor <br />responsible for investigative genealogy, forensic science or DNA investigations. <br />5. The Originating Agency will submit the case to the FBI ViCAP Web National Crime Database. <br />FBI will provide assistance if needed. <br />6. The FBI will seek approval from its IG Review Board to utilize IG on the case. <br />l Short tandem repeats (STRs) are short repeated sequences of DNA that are examined at 13-20 genetic <br />locations. The number of repeat units is highly variable among individuals, which offers a high power of <br />discrimination when analyzed for identification purposes. <br />