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Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 96 — COORDINATION BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY

San Francisco Administrative Code § 96.1 Definitions

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 96.1 · Text as of 2026-10-19

(a) “Chief of Police” shall mean the Chief of the Police Department or his or her designee.

(b) “DPA” shall mean the Department of Police Accountability.

(c) “Sustained complaint” shall mean a determination by the Department of Police Accountability that a preponderance of the evidence proves that the misconduct or failure to perform a duty complained of did occur. (Added by Ord. 244-03, File No. 031401, App. 10/17/2003; amended by Ord. 232-17, File No. 170866, App. 12/8/2017, Eff. 12/8/2017)

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