SEC. 4.125. FURNISHING FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION; DUTY TO COOPERATE.
§ 4.125
City officers and employees are prohibited from knowingly furnishing false information or misrepresenting facts during complaints or investigations, and all city departments and personnel must cooperate fully with investigating agencies.
City workers cannot deliberately lie, hide evidence, or mislead investigators when making complaints or participating in investigations by the Controller, Ethics Commission, District Attorney, City Attorney, or other city departments. All city departments and employees must cooperate fully and promptly with these investigators.
- Controversial:The section imposes duties on city employees and requires cooperation with multiple investigative bodies, which involves questions about investigative scope and employee rights that San Franciscans might reasonably debate.
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Official text
(a) FURNISHING FALSE OR MISLEADING INFORMATION PROHIBITED. When making or filing a complaint pursuant to this Chapter or participating in an investigation conducted by the Controller, Ethics Commission, District Attorney, City Attorney or any other department or commission, or any of their agents, as authorized under this Chapter, City officers and employees may not knowingly and intentionally furnish false or fraudulent evidence, documents, or information, misrepresent any material fact, or conceal any evidence, documents or information for the purpose of misleading any officer or employee or any of their agents.
(b) COOPERATION REQUIRED. All City departments, commissions, boards, officers and employees shall cooperate with and provide full and prompt assistance to the Controller, Ethics Commission, District Attorney, City Attorney, and all other commissions and departments, and any of their agents, in carrying out their duties under this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; Ord. 205-08, File No. 080019, 9/18/2008; re-enacted by Proposition D, 3/5/2024, Eff. 4/12/2024, Oper. 10/12/2024)