Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.16 Traffic Crash Investigation: At -Scene Stabilization Activities
4.16.3 Control of Prop erty Belonging to Crash Victims (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. Officers shall, to the extent possible, ensure the safety and integrity of any property
belonging to victims at crash scenes.
B. Officers recovering property at crash scenes shall inventory such property, package and
label it and recording on the package: the owner’s name and/or other identifiers, date,
time, what property was collected and where.
C. An inventory of personal valuables such as wallets, money, jewelry and/or credit cards
shall be conducted, by two officers wherever practical.
D. Officers should make every effort to return the property to its owner or another
responsible person as soon as practical. Property may be secured in locker(s) in the
Property Intake Room for safekeeping if an owner or responsible party cannot be
contacted.
E. Removal or impounding of vehicles by police officers shall be done in accord ance with
General Order 4.18, “Traffic Ancillary Services.”
F. Inventory of vehicles shall be done in accordance with General Order 4.18, “Traffic
Ancillary Services.”