Charges for Police Services
San Diego Municipal Code § 85.12
in effect§85.12 Charges for Police Services
The Chief of Police may furnish to any person so requesting, reproductions or reports of Police Department investigative materials and activities upon payment by such person of the sum required. The Chief may also furnish to any person so requesting, the services of Police Department personnel and/or equipment when such is in the best interests of local law enforcement.
The Chief of Police shall establish a schedule of such charges, to be reviewed quarterly and revised in accordance with changing costs of labor and material to the department. This schedule and such revisions as may be required shall be subject to approval by the City Manager.
The Chief of Police may waive the above–mentioned charges for such services when the services are provided for any City of San Diego General Fund department, for other governmental agencies in cases where The City of San Diego has mutual interest as determined by the Chief of Police, or where the services are provided as a part of a regularly established program of reciprocal police services with other governmental agencies, such as the State Department of Justice, the F.B.I. and the United States Navy.
(Renumbered from former Section 81.07.1 on 8-5-2013 by O-20281 N.S.; effective 9-4-2013.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter08/Ch08Art05Division00.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026