Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
4.19 Prisoner Transportation: Transport Operations
4.19.7 Assistance to Others (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. Transporting officer(s) shall not stop to render law enforcement assistance along the
transport route unless an extreme emergency exists. Should the officer(s) stop, an attempt
shall be made to immediately contact the appropriate local agency and notify them of the
following:
1. The identity of the officer(s)
2. The officer’s status
3. The nature and location of the inciden t.
B. The transporting officer(s) will only remain at the scene of an emergency until proper
assistance has arrived.
C. Transporting officers shall not become involved in a pursuit, roadblock or other situation
which might create a risk of harm to the prisoner.