The purpose of this notice is to inform members that DGO 11 .13 Directed and Recommended Referrals to the SFPD Behavioral Science Unit, effective 7/12/2023, is not currently applicable to employees represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The Department and the Police Commission continue to engage in the meet and confer process with SEIU and hope to reach an agreement in the near future. Until such an agreement has been met, employees represented by S EIU should not be asked to acknowledge DGO 11.13.

I. Purpose 

The purpose of this notice is to document the inclusion of the Commanding Officer of the Training Division and Officer-in-Charge of the Field Tactics Force Options (FTFO) Unit as advisory members of the Firearm Discharge Review Board (FDRB).

The purpose of this order is to formalize the Return to Patrol Transition Plan policy, formerly known as “re-entry.” The goal of the Return to Patrol Transition Plan is to provide members the opportunity to become reacquainted with patrol functions, refresh perishable skills, review new policies, and ensure the member has received necessary training. This Department Notice rescinds and replaces FOB Order 07-01, Return to Field Operations Bureau Transition Plan.

DEFINITION

The purpose of this notice is to announce the revised Department General Order 6.02, Physical Evidence and Scene Preservation, adopted by the Police Commission on June 14, 2023. The updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

The Department will continue to maintain a FasTrak account for official work business, but all physical transponders will be collected and returned to the Fleet office at PHQ. Uncollected transponders will be deactivated.

The purpose of this notice is to advise department members that the SFPD Behavioral Science Unit has a new confidential mobile wellness app for all department members and their families. The previous BSU Cordico mobile app will no longer be active as of August 1, 2023. The new BSU mobile app was developed by Lighthouse for Public Safety in partnership with the SF Health Service System. On department phones, the new Lighthouse app will automatically replace the Cordico app. For personal phones, members and their families will have to download the new BSU Lighthouse mobile app.

The 75th Annual Police, Sheriff, and Fire Mass will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 10:00 am at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, located at 850 Judah Street, San Francisco. 

The traditional group photo will be taken at 9:30 am. 

Mass will begin at 10:00 am with a reception following. 

The purpose of this notice is to announce the revision of Department General Order 11.08, Grooming Standards, adopted by the Police Commission on June 14, 2023. The updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

The purpose of this notice is to define the order of the Department ribbons that have been awarded to its members. Ribbons are to be worn on a member’s Class A jackets or Class AA jackets for Commissioned Officers. Members shall adhere to the following order of ribbon placement:

The Collision Information Card SFPD 19 is now called the Crash Information Card. It was last revised in April 2003. Since that time, there have been changes to California Vehicle Code 16000(a) as well as ongoing public complaints of excessive tow and storage fees by tow car firms throughout San Francisco, a violation of California Vehicle Code 22658 (i)(1)(A). To reflect the updates of the California Vehicle Code and protect the public from excessive tow and storage fees, the following changes have been made to the Collision Information Card: