24-146 Department General Order 2.06 "Vehicle Crashes Involving Members" Update Packet #112

Department Notice

San Francisco Police Department

This document is not an official representation of the published policy. To access the official signed policy, please contact us at [email protected].

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The purpose of this directive is to announce the revision of Department General Order 2.06, Vehicle Crashes Involving Members, adopted by the Police Commission on September 4th , 2024. The Police Commission agreed to a 45 calendar day implementation period and therefore, members will be held accountable for this policy starting October 19, 2024.

The updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

  1. Sections have been added to clarify what policies and responsibilities apply to sworn and non-sworn members.
  2. Supervisors are to direct members to look for video surveillance around the crash.
  3. Supervisors are to attempt to find a member from outside of the district to investigate the crash.
  4. Members are asked to take photos of the crash scene if occurred outside of San Francisco to attach to the memorandum.
  5. Notification to DOC when a member is involved in a crash outside of San Francisco while on duty.
  6. Notification to Fleet during and after business hours of department vehicle crashes with reporting of certain information.
  7. Non-injury, member not at fault crashes, do not require a supervisory investigation. Instead, only a memorandum is needed, and these crashes will be handled at the station level.
  8. Members shall not drive for 5 calendar days after any crash. Members' Commanding Officer may request an exemption from this policy from their respective Commander or Deputy Chief.
  9. Use of Force section (deflecting) has been added to this DGO.

Members are expected to have a working knowledge of all directives applicable to their respective assignment and comply with their provisions, per DGO 3.01, Department Written Directives. Members shall obey all written orders, policies, and procedures of the Department, per DGO 2.01, General Rules of Conduct.

Department General Order update packet #112 is attached to this Notice and is available to members on the PowerDMS site.

/s/
WILLIAM SCOTT 
Chief of Police

Per DN 23-152, all sworn & non-sworn members shall electronically acknowledge this Department document in PowerDMS within (30) thirty calendar days of issuance. Members whose duties are relevant to this document shall be held responsible for compliance. Any questions regarding this policy should be sent to [email protected] who will provide additional information.

References
DGO2.06 "Vehicle Crashes Involving Employees"