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I -- GENERAL ORDER 07120194
OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORTS AND RESPONSES
This order delineates Department policy and procedures regarding the taking of
reports for crimes that accursed outside of San Francisco. It also describes the
circumstances when an officer may travel to an outside jurisdiction in response a
crime that occursed in San Francisco, and outlines the preparation of outside agency
reports.
I. DEFINITION
A. OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORT. An Outside Agency Report is an incident
report taken in San Francisco of a mime that occurred in another jurisdiction.
11. POLICY
I A. OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORTS
L CRIMES. It is the policy of the San Franh Police Department that
members only take an Outside Agency Report for a felonv crime, and only
,when the reportee would suffer a hardship if hdshe is required to return
to the jurisdiction of occurrence. If, however, there is doubt that the
reportee would suffer a hardship, the member shall take the report.
2 MISSING PERSONS. See DGO 610, Missing Persons.
B. OUTSIDE JURISDICTION RESPONSES
L m. An officer shall be promptly dispatched to another jurisdiction to
investigate a crime that occurred in San Francisco in arty of the following
cases:
a A suspect has been apprehended.
b The crime is a homicide or rape, or the crime resulted 'in serious
personal injury.
c A secondary crime scene must be protected to preserve physical
evidence,
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d. The crime is fresh, and:
i. Witnesses are available for interview, or
E The complainant insists on an immediate investigation, or
iii. The suspect can be immediately apprehended.
e. Whenever a supervisor determines that a response is appropriate.
2. AUTHORIZATION/NOTIFICATION. A supervisor must be consulted to
determine if a response to an outside jurisdiction is appropriate. The
lieutenant shall approve any response to a jurisdiction beyond 40 miles of
San Francisco. In all cases, the law enforcement agency for the jurisdiction
shaIl be notified of the SFPD response.
111. PROCEDURES
A. OUTSIDE AGENCY REPORTS
1. NOTIFICATION. Notify the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in
which the crime occurred and obtain the name, rank, assignment and
telephone number of the person notified.
2 INCIDENT REPORT. Use the standard incident report form, but do not assign
it a San Francisco Police incident number. Instead, print "OUTSIDE
AGENCY REPORT' in the box for the incident number and "OUT OF
TOWN" for the location of occurrence. Include in the narrative of the
incident report, the name, rank, assignment and telephone number of the
person notified in the outside law enforcement agency. Submit the report
in the standard manner.