26-038 Veritone Stop Data Collection System

Department Notice

San Francisco Police Department

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26-038
Published: 
Expire: 
(Supersedes DN 23-108, Rescinds DN 24-071)

Sworn members shall comply with the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) reporting requirements set forth in California Government Code section 12525.5. 

Stop data, formerly collected in the Benchmark System, shall now be collected using the Veritone Contact Application. With this new platform, an individual stop data entry can typically be completed within approximately one minute. 

Effective May 1, 2026, all required stop data shall be collected through the Veritone Contact Application, accessible via “MyApps” on a department desktop computer, MDT, or department-issued mobile/cellular device (see attachment). 

STOP DATA REPORTS REQUIRED 

Sworn members shall collect stop data for all stops. A stop is defined in the California Code of Regulations section § 999.224(a)(14): 

  1. Any detention, by a peace officer of a person; or 

  1. Any peace officer interaction with a person in which the officer conducts a search. 

Members have until the end of their shift to enter the required stop data report(s) unless exigent circumstances prevent entry, in which case officers shall enter data as soon as practical. 

CAL-DOJ guidance on perception: For those data elements that require an officer to record their perception, the officer’s selection must be based upon the officer’s personal observation at whatever point in the encounter the officer is able to make such an observation.   

Misconception, which is a mistake of fact regarding a person’s perceived demographic information, is different from knowingly providing false information. An officer’s perception is only “wrong” if it does not accurately reflect the officer’s actual perception.   

Asking a detained person for their demographic characteristic information—or relying on their identification to verify it—is inappropriate for stop data reporting, because entries must be based solely on the sworn member’s initial perception. 

If more than one peace officer of a reporting agency conducts a stop, only one officer shall collect and report the information required to be reported in this chapter. The officer with the highest level of engagement with the person stopped shall submit the full report for all data elements, regardless of whether that officer performed the specific action(s) reported. 

For training information on how to create and submit a stop data entry, refer to: 

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Additionally, there is a short quiz (found in PowerDMS) that accompanies this department notice. 

SUPERVISOR DUTIES 

All supervisory personnel should: 

  • Remind members of the stop data collection platform.  
  • Discuss stop data collection requirements during lineups, briefings, and roll calls.  
  • Ensure members complete all stop data entries prior to going 10-7E.  
  • When reviewing arrest, citation, or detention reports, reinforce stop data reporting requirements. 

The Department will conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with this policy. 

Department personnel shall not access, use, or disseminate RIPA data except as authorized by the Chief of Police or their designee. 

/s/
DERRICK J. LEW
Chief of Police