Joint Response to Public Comment Pursuant to DGO 3.01.04(D)

DGO 5.13 Diplomatic Immunity

January 15, 2025

SFPD Department General Order (DGO) 3.01 requires that all policies under development be posted publicly to provide members of the public thirty (30) business days to submit policy recommendations.

Pursuant to DGO 3.01.04 (D), the Department and the Department of Police Accountability (DPA) jointly prepare a public response, which shall be posted on the Department’s website, outlining the recommendations included and not included in the DGO draft submitted to the Police Commission.

Joint responses are captured in the following recommendation grid which captures the original recommendation, whether the recommendation was included or not included in the draft DGO, and the explanation relating to the decision to include or not include the recommendation into the draft DGO.

The Department reserves the right to remove or not respond to comments if they are:

  • Unrelated to the subject of the DGO
  • Include private personal information (whether the commenter’s or someone else’s), including home address, home or cell phone number, personal e-mail address, or personal identification.
  • Include profanity or obscene language.

The Department received two (2) recommendations for DGO 5.13 Diplomatic Immunity from the public and reached a consensus with the DPA on each of the responses.

The Department and DPA extend gratitude to all who took the time to contribute recommendations to this policy.

DGO 5.13 Diplomatic Immunity -- Public Comment Draft Responses

  • R1

    Public Comment
    I am sure we are not against the SFPD’s Racial Equity Action and Inclusion Plan. As of the bringing it back to older version is probably based on cases plus crime level prosecution was at preferable number to their standards. Can we proceed with?

    Date Received
    8/18/23

    Joint Response
    Recommendation will not be included in Draft DGO

    Explanation
    DGO 5.13 Diplomatic Immunity is a department policy that provides guidelines to members on how to address criminal and traffic violations committed by Diplomatic personnel. This comment is outside of the scope of the policy and as such will not be included in the draft DGO.

  • R2

    Public Comment
    I do have a problem the command staff due to no African female then must have one,Then Asian female .Or middle east female. A commanding leadership role must have strategic game plan .Split second decision due to a trigger to a bullet hit takes l

    Date Received
    8/19/23

    Joint Response
    Recommendation will not be included in Draft DGO

    Explanation
    DGO 5.13 Diplomatic Immunity is a department policy that provides guidelines to members on how to address criminal and traffic violations committed by Diplomatic personnel and does not address the diversity of the command staff . This comment is outside of the scope of the policy and as such will not be included in the draft DGO.