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PAGE TWO RESOLUTION NO. 79-102 i.e. Penal Code Section 647 (f) drugs, then five year retention will apply. o Subjects arrested for violation of local ordinances except gambling, pornography and prostitution violations which will be retained for five years. Ail minor traffic offenses and traffic collision reports. A minor traffic offense is defined as any traffic offense which is not listed in Attachment I, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Complaint Incident reports with respect to minor or non-specific offenses as defined in Attachment II, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, or classified as "information", will be retained for two years with approval of a Section Commander. B. Five Year Retention Period for Records of: Misdemeanor arrests not resulting in a conviction or for which no dispostion was received, such re- tention period begins on the date of arrest. Retainable arrests which are later termed "detention only" under 849 (b) PC. Retention period begins on the date of "detention" (arrest). Retainable arrests are defined as those arrests retained by Department of Justice for rap sheet entries. Retainable misdemeanor arrests resulting in a con- viction for a nonretainable offense, such retention period begins on the date of arrest. Misdemeanor and felony crime reports with or without suspects or without arrestees, such retention starts at date of crime except those felony crimes with special statute of limitations beyond three years or life limitations. C. Seven-Year Retention for Records of: Misdemeanor arrests resulting in a conviction with the retention period commencing on the date of arrest. D. Modified Lifetime Retention Period Arrests resulting in a conviction for an offense where a prior constitutes a felony, for an offense which would be a felony depending upon disposition, and for all felony arrests. When the record indicates the subject has reached age 70 and has had no arrests since age 60, the record will be purged. If the individual has been arrested after age 60, his record will be main- tained for the applicable retention period if it extends past the age of 70; or, in the case of a felony conviction, for a ten-year period commencing with the date of release from supervision. Arrests not resulting in a conviction or for which no disposition was received for an offense where a prior constitutes a felony, or for an offense which would be a felony depending upon disposition, such retention is to begin on the date of the arrest.