Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
1.6 Agency Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid
1.6.2 Concurrent Jurisdiction (Revised: 1/22/20 )
A. University of California San Francisco Police Officers have peace officer powers
anywhere in the State of California with primary jurisdiction on all properties owned,
operated, or controlled by the Regents of the University of California System and within
a one -mile radius of these facilities. This jurisdiction is also shared with local law
enforcement agencies. Local police departments have concurren t jurisdiction on all
campuses and upon all properties owned or controlled by the University located within
the city. If the campus or property is located within a county jurisdiction, the county
sheriff has concurrent jurisdiction with University of Calif ornia Police Officers.
B. The UCSF Police Department maintains Memorandum of Understanding agreements
with San Francisco, Daly City and South San Francisco Police Departments, as well as,
San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic. All agencies agre e that the main
priority is to provide quality police services. The agreement states that UCSF Police
Department is responsible for the investigation and handling of incidents that occur on
University of California at San Francisco property. The UCSF Pol ice Department and
the above agencies agree to notify each other when significant events or arrests are
initiated by officers in the other’s jurisdiction area.
C. All Police Department personnel shall be familiar and comply with the provisions of the
Memo randums of Understanding as they apply to each agency. Memorandums of
Understanding are maintained in the Office of the Chief of Police .
D. Each of the agencies (San Francisco, Daly City, South San Francisco and UCSF Police
Departments, as well as, San F rancisco Department of Parking and Traffic) cooperates
with one another to avoid unnecessary duplication or overlap of law enforcement activity.
Furthermore, Officers of each of these agencies cooperate with one another when
situations arise requiring the exercise of authority in each other’s jurisdiction.