Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
5.16 Organized Crime and Vice Control: Operations
5.16.6 Intelligence from Other Law Enforcement Agencies (Revised: 8/1/14)
A. When members of the Investigations Unit receive a request for information from an
outside agency, the information will normally be released on a need -to-know basis only.
B. When Investigations personnel enter into a joint investigation with another agency, the
Investigations Lieutenant may authorize a flow of information between the investigative
units wi thout his/her express approval for each request related to the investigation.
C. Investigations personnel will develop contacts with various law enforcement agencies
and obtain names of persons to contact for sensitive investigations. The Investigations
Lieutenant will develop and maintain a file of contacts in other agencies to enhance a
flow of information to and from other agencies.
D. The FSD Commander will maintain a file of appropriate information conveyed to and
from other agencies in relation to vice, narcotics and organized crime.