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Commission approves updated diplomatic-immunity order to go to meet-and-confer
Summary
The commission approved revisions to DGO 5.13 (diplomatic immunity) that reorganize procedures, define immunity levels, add guidance on vehicle searches, and include a contact for the diplomatic security command center; commissioners discussed whether to embed the federal contact number in the printed order.
Lieutenant Bassi of SFPD's Special Investigations Division presented an updated Department General Order (DGO 5.13) on diplomatic immunity, explaining that the order had not been substantively revised since 1994 and that the new draft reorganizes procedures and adds clarity on immunity levels, vehicle-search guidance and operational contact procedures.
The draft includes a working phone number for the diplomatic-security command center to assist officers in the field when consular immunity questions arise; commissioners asked whether embedding a federal phone number within a DGO risks becoming stale and suggested alternatives such as department notices or an internal field resource. Lieutenant Bassi tested the number in the hearing and said it was working, but agreed to follow up on the best place to publish that contact information.
Commissioners voted to approve the revised DGO for use in meet-and-confer with affected bargaining units; the motion passed with four affirmative votes.
