Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.6 Custodial Interference Investigations
5.6.2 Initial Response and Investigation (Issued: 6/25/07)
A. Upon arrival at the scene, the detective/officer’s primary concern will be for the
safety and welfare of the child/children involved.
B. Custodial Interference cases will be thoroughly investigated in a timely manner to
determine the appropriate custody and/or visitation rights of the person/s involved
as well as identifying, apprehending and prosecuting person/ s responsible for
criminal activity relating to these issues.
C. Many Custodial Interference cases will involve instructions in the form of court
orders. The investigating officer/detective will need to determine the validity of
all related court orders and questions of a child’s custody and/or the parent’s
visitation rights will be determined primarily by referring to these valid court
documents.