Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.10 Traffic Crash Investigations: Crash Reporting and Investigation
5.10.8 Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in Crash Investigations (Revised: 2/22/08)
Investigating officers shall take the enforcement action appropriate to that officer’s assessment of
the circumstances surrounding the causes of the crash. Any action taken must be supported by
sufficient evidence to establish the elements of an offense. O fficers concluding that reasonable
grounds exist that an offense has been committed will take enforcement action for the
appropriate offense, provided the officer has completed a POST -certified traffic collision
investigation course as outlined in CVC 4060 0(a), “Reasonable Cause for Issuance.” These
actions will include citation or arrest, as appropriate.
A. Warnings are appropriate:
1. When insufficient evidence exists to establish the elements of an offense
2. For offenses that did not contribute to t he crash
3. When the investigating officer has not completed the POST -certified traffic
investigation course [CVC 40600(a)].
B. In cases in which a UCSF Police Department supervisor investigates a crash involving
on-duty personnel and/or vehicles, enforcement action should not be taken prior to Police
Department review of the incident, unless such enforcement action is necessary to
preserve evidence.