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Police Department Collision Board of Review
3.07.01 PURPOSE
The San Francisco Police Department (“Department”) stands for Safety with Respect for
all. These standards serve to maintain and build trust and respect with the community in our role
as the guardian of Constitutional and human rights. We will e ngage in just , transparent , unbiased,
and responsive policing, monitoring and measuring our actions, so we may identify safety issues
and address them in a pro -active and collaborative manner .
This Department General Order (“DGO”) provides guidelines for accountability and
transparency on how we drive vehicles. It details the Department Collision Board of Review
(CBOR) policies and procedures regarding member involved collisions to determine
responsibility and make referrals regard ing training and/or discipline, with the goal of increasing
mindfulness for all members to drive safely.
3.07.02 POLICY
It is the policy of the San Francisco Police Department to impanel a Collision Board of Review
(CBOR) to review all Member -involved collisions which are reportable pursuant to Department
General Order 2.06, Vehicle Collisions Involving Members.
A. Collision Board of Review Structure . The C BOR shall be composed of a Chairperson,
Board Members, CBOR Administrator , and a Training Division EVOC Instructor.
1. Chairperson : A Commander of Police assigned to the Municipal Transportation Agency
(“MTA ”) Division will serve as the CBOR Chairperson. The Chairperson is responsible
for conducting CBOR hearings and is a voting member . In the event of their absence, the
Chairperson will designate another CBOR member to serve as the acting Chairperson
until their return. The Chairperson will appoint an additional Commander of Police to
serve on the CBOR until their return.
2. Board Members: In addition to the Chairpers on, two Commissioned Officers shall serve
on the Collision Board of Review.
a. A Commander of Po lice assigned to the Administration Bureau, the Airport Bureau,
the Field Operations Bureau , or the Investigations Bureau will serve as a Board
Member on a rotating basis. (Voting Member)
b. Commanding Officer of the Traffic Company. (Voting Member)
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3. CBOR Administrator : The Chairperson will appoint a member of the Traffic Company
as the CBOR Administrator. The CBOR Administrator will report directly to the Captain
of the Traffic Company. The CBOR Administrator is a non -voting member. The CBOR
Administrator duties will include :
a. Completion and maintenance of all CBOR re lated record s.
b. Calendaring CBOR hearings .
c. Preparation of CBOR hearing administrative document packages .
d. Notification of i nvolved members for appearance at CBOR hearings.
e. Recording of CBOR hearing and corresponding findings .
f. Written notification to involved m embers of CBOR findings .
4. Training Division EVOC I nstructor: A member serving as an instructor of the Training
Division 's Emergency Vehicle Operations Unit ( “EVOC” ) shall appear at each CBOR
hearing. The EVOC Instructor is a non -voting member of CBOR .
B. Review of Member Involved Collisions
The CBOR Chairperson is responsible for reviewing member involved vehicle collisions
reportable under DGO 2.06, Vehicle Collisions Involving Members. The review is to include all
documented statements, photographs, video, the collision investigation incident report and any
other related reports. The purpose of this review is to:
1. Determin e if the member is responsible for the collision and make referrals regarding
training and/or discipline .
2. Identify patterns and trends that may be reported to EVOC to enhance driver training.
3. Increase mindfulness of safe driving habits to reduce future driving accidents.
C. CBOR Hearings
1. CBOR H earing Referral : After reviewing a m ember -involved collision, the
Chair person may refer an involved m ember to CBOR for a hearing. During the CBOR
hearing, further examin ation of the incident will be conducted. The CBOR will endeavor
to reach a finding of resp onsibility for the collision . The CBOR may approve, modify or
overrule the conclusions in the traffic collision reports , make recommendations for
training or direct investigation by the Internal Affairs Division for possible disciplinary
action.
2. Member Rights and Representation : The CBOR Administrator will provide written
notice of the hearing date to the involved m ember a minimum of fourteen days before the
scheduled hearing. The notification shall include a synopsis of the member ’s rights as
outlined in the Peace Officers' Bill of Rights and DGO 2.08, Peace Officer’s Rights .
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3. Discovery : The CBOR Administrator will provide the involved m ember electronic
copies of all documents, photographs , and materials related to the collision investigation
referred for a CBOR hearing.
4. Required Appearance : All CBOR Board Members listed in 3.07.02, A, 1- 4: the
Chairperson, a Commander of Police , the Captain of the Traffic Company, Training
Division EVOC Instructor