Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.12 Criminal Intelligence: Administration
5.12.5 Intelligence Information Dissemination (Revised: 8/1/14)
A. Due to the sensitive nature of intelligence information, the Investigations Unit Lieutenant
will maintain a separate, secure records system in his/her office. Access to these records
shall be limited to the Chief of Police.
B. Any information provided by the Investigations Unit Lieutenant must be:
1. Necessary to an active criminal investigation conducted by the requesting person
or agency.
2. Reviewed to determine if a “need to know” basis has been established.
3. Reviewed by the FSD Captain prior to rel ease.
4. Approved for release by the FSD Captain (if the requested information is
classified).
C. Intelligence information must be gathered and analyzed in a secure environment.
D. Intelligence information shall not be kept on a computer hard drive. Info rmation may be
stored on computer storage devices . However, when the storage devices are not in use,
they are to be kept locked in the intelligence file. Before the computer is turned off, any
information on the screen or in computer memory must be erased. No raw intelligence
data is to be kept on a hard disc or in internal memory.