Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.7 Patrol Operations: Vehicle Equipment and Uniform
4.7.2 Patrol Vehicle Equipment (Revised: 7/18/18)
A. Each vehicle used in routine patrol shall be a “police package” vehicle and will be
equipped with the following minimum equipment:
1. Red and blue lights
2. Siren
3. Mobile radio transceiver
4. Seat belts
5. Public address system
6. Spotlight (at least one)
7. Alley lights
8. Plexiglas cage.
B. Except in an emergency or for a specific assignment, no unmarked vehicle will be used
for traffic enforcement. Any unmarked vehicle used in this manner will be equipped with
a siren and a front emergency red light.
C. Police Truck
The Department maintains a marked UCPD Police truck for use in situations that require
transporting items that may not fit in a passenger vehicle (e.g, , barricades, saw horses).