Police Code

POLICE CODE New Ordinance Notice Publisher's Note: This Code includes sections affected by new legislation. Click here for a list of the new legislation and the affected sections. This electronic version of the Police Code was last updated to include changes made by legislation through Ordinance 128-26, File No. 260540, approved July 10, 2026, effective August 10, 2026. See the Comprehensive Ordinance Table for information regarding amendments to other portions of the San Francisco Municipal Code.

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Comprehensive Ordinance List PREFACE TO THE POLICE CODE This electronic version of the City and County of San Francisco Municipal Code is updated as amending legislation is approved. New Ordinance Notices are inserted where applicable to call the user's attention to material that has been affected by legislation that has been passed but is not yet effective. Any references to such legislation are also compiled in a table at the end of this Code. The amendments are then incorporated into the Code when they become effective. Beginning with ordinances passed in 2011, all ordinances affecting this Code are summarized in a table that lists the identifying information (ordinance and file numbers), effective date, short title, and sections affected for each such ordinance. Users should note that the operative date of an ordinance may be later than the effective date of the ordinance. A delayed operative date will be noted in the ordinance. This Code may contain various Editor's Notes (explaining the disposition of or cross referencing various provisions), and/or Codification Notes (documenting scrivener's errors and the like found in the underlying ordinances). Such notes have been inserted by the publisher for the convenience of the user or as historical references. They have not been approved or adopted by the City and County of San Francisco, and are of no legal force or effect.