Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
G.O. 256.02
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256.02
DMV CONFIDENTIALITY
06/15/10
PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to establish proc edures for requesting and granting DMV Confidentiality to
Department employees.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Sacr amento Police Department that Depa rtment of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Confidentiality requests are granted in accordance with CVC 1808.4.
PROCEDURE
A. DEFINITION
1. CVC 1808.4 - The California vehicle code sect ion that gives the authority to sworn
officers, their families and other police department personnel to have confidentiality on
their home addresses.
2. “Sensitive Position” includes members of the Department who make regular field contact
(not at Police facilities) with individuals (spec ifically suspects) and/or testify in criminal
court cases.
B. GENERAL
1. DMV Confidentiality requests shall only be granted to:
a. active or retire d police officers.
b. police dispatchers.c. employees designated by the Chief of Po lice as being in a “sensitive position.”
d. the spouse or child of a person listed, regardless of the spouse/child’s place of
residence.
2. Officers Requesting DMV confidentiality shall:
a. complete DMV form INV 32 “Request for Confidentiality of Home Address.”b. forward the INV 32 form to the Personnel Services Division (PSD) for processing.
C.
REVIEW/APPROVAL OF REQUEST
a. PSD shall review and approve all requests prior to forwarding to the DMV.
b. If eligibility of an employee is in question, the request shall be forwarded to
Professional Standards Unit (PSU) for review/approval.
c. If an application is denied, the employee will be notified by PSD.
D. CONFIDENTIALITY EXPIRATION/REMOVAL
1. Retired officers shall be granted permanent confidentiality status by the DMV, upon
request.
2. Confidentiality for eligible civilian employees will require r enewal every three (3) years or
it will expire.
3. Employees who resign or are terminated will keep confidentiality status for three (3)
years. However, if the term ination is the result of a cr iminal convicti on, confidential
status shall be re moved immediately.
4. PSD shall submit requests to the DMV to have employees that have resigned and or
been terminated removed from the confidentiality list. a. The DMV will remove the confidentiality status three (3) years from the date of
termination/resignation.
E. AUDITS
1. PSD shall maintain a DMV confidentiality database listing those who have confidentiality
status.
2 Upon request, PSU shall conduct audi ts to review and update the database.