Police Department

San Diego Municipal Code ch. 2, art. 2, div. 6

in effect

San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0601 Authority — Duties

§22.0601 Authority — Duties The Police Department shall be charged with the preservation of the peace and order of the City, the protection of all persons and property, and the enforcement of all penal ordinances and laws. The Chief of Police shall at the request of the City Attorney, serve any process issued in any civil action to which the City of San Diego is a party. Adequate patrol of all parts of the City, so far as the size of the force permits, shall be maintained. Modern methods of criminal identification, including fingerprinting and the filing of criminal records of all criminals, shall be employed. Efforts shall be made to cooperate with other cities, counties, states and federal criminal agencies in all matters pertaining to the apprehension and identification of criminals. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0602 Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan

§22.0602 Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan That that certain plan designated “State of California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan,” filed in the office of the City Clerk of The City of San Diego, California, on May 7, 1945, being City Clerk’s Document No. 353689, be, and the same is hereby approved and adopted; and The Chief of Police of The City of San Diego, California, is hereby authorized and empowered to order the performance of such law enforcement mutual aid services, including the use of personnel and facilities, as may be requested, and he may deem available, without unnecessarily depleting the city’s agencies, outside the territorial limits of this jurisdiction, in accordance with and pursuant to said Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan and subject to all provisions of law governing such extra– territorial service. (Incorp. 1–22–1952 by O–5046 N.S.)

San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0603 Disposal of Unclaimed Property

§22.0603 Disposal of Unclaimed Property Any unclaimed property, including unclaimed bicycles, shall be held in the possession of the Police Department of The City of San Diego for a period of at least three (3) months, and may be sold thereafter at a public auction to the highest bidder, under and pursuant to Section 2080.4 of the Civil Code of the State of California. Notice of such sale shall be given by the Chief of Police at least five days before the time fixed therefore by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in the County of San Diego. Any unclaimed property remaining unsold thereafter may be retained by the City for public purposes, may be reoffered for sale at subsequent auction, or may be destroyed if further retention is uneconomical. (Amended 10–16–1989 by O–17359 N.S.)

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/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division06.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026