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Chapter 16 — OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY

San Francisco Administrative Code § 16.3 Hours of City Offices

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-24 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 16.3 · Text as of 2026-09-24

(a) Except where otherwise provided by law, all public offices shall be open for business every day, except legal holidays other than days on which an election is held throughout the State, from 8:30 a.m., until 5:00 p.m., except where additional hours are set for the department by the department head.

(b) The offices of the City and County shall be closed on Saturday of each week during the year, except where otherwise determined by the department head.

(As Sec. 16.4 by Ord. No. 6896(1939), Sec. 1; amended by Ord. 287-96, App. 7/12/96; Ord. 438-96, App. 11/8/96; Ord. 149-00, File No. 000696, App. 6/30/2000; redesignated by Ord. 16-18, File No. 171138, App. 2/9/2018, Eff. 3/12/2018)

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