This ordinance allows the city to charge fees for vehicles registered in San Francisco to support law enforcement programs that use fingerprint identification for crimes involving vehicles. It also creates a dedicated fund to collect and manage this fee revenue.
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize fees for vehicles registered to a San Francisco address to fund law enforcement programs related to fingerprint identification of persons involved in crimes committed while operating motor vehicles, in accordance with California State law, and to establish the Police Fingerprint Identification Fund to receive the fee revenue.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to establish a fee structure for vehicle registrations in San Francisco to fund law enforcement fingerprint identification programs.
The Mayor's Office submitted a request for a 30-day waiver for the ordinance to amend the Administrative Code regarding vehicle registration fees and the Police Fingerprint Identification Fund.
The Mayor's Office submitted the proposed budget for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27, including the ordinance to authorize fees for vehicle registrations to fund fingerprint identification programs.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee held a public hearing to consider the proposed ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize vehicle registration fees.
The Budget and Appropriations Committee recommended the ordinance for passage after reviewing it during multiple meetings.
The Board of Supervisors continued the ordinance on first reading, allowing for further discussion.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, with one supervisor voting against it.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, establishing the Police Fingerprint Identification Fund and the associated fees.
The Police Department certified compliance with the ordinance's requirements to notify the DMV for fee collection.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
