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SFPD updates hate-crime directive to match 2024 statute; commission requests wording change before vote
Summary
SFPD presented a rewritten Department General Order 6.13 that updates definitions and procedures for dealing with criminal and noncriminal hate incidents and aligns the order with Penal Code 422.87 (2024).
Lieutenant Bassi Obot of the Special Investigations Unit presented a revised Department General Order 6.13 on Sept. 10 that renames and updates the department’s guidance on bias incidents and hate crimes and aligns procedures with state law.
Why it matters: The revised order updates definitions, clarifies when events are investigated as crimes versus noncriminal incidents, and describes options for victims who do not meet the threshold for criminal prosecution. The draft…
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