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Supervisor Dorsey introduces legislation to modernize San Francisco homicide reward fund
Summary
Supervisor Matt Dorsey introduced an ordinance to change the city's homicide reward policy so rewards can be paid when information leads to filing of charges (not only convictions), permit anonymous tipsters to receive rewards, and end blanket disqualifications for prior criminal histories; the introduction cites persistent advocacy by a victim's
Supervisor Matt Dorsey on April 29 introduced legislation to revise San Francisco’s homicide reward fund policies, including new eligibility rules that would allow the city to pay rewards when information leads to the filing of criminal charges rather than requiring a conviction.
Dorsey said the fund, first established in 2016 to incentivize cooperation and solve homicides, has not paid out a…
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