Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
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4.8 Police Office Custody of Mentally Ill Persons
4.8 Peace Officer Custody of Mentally Ill Persons (Issued 6/25/07 )
It is the purpose of this policy to provide guidance to police officers when dealing with suspected
mentally ill persons. Mental illness can be defined as any of various conditions characterized by
impairment of an individual’s normal cognitive, emotional or behavioral functioning and caused
by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic or other factors, such as inf ection or head trauma.
See W&I Code § 5150 et sequential.