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File #: 25-1139    Version: 1
Type: Public Safety Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/15/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance Prohibiting Law Enforcement Officers from Concealing their Identities in the City of San José.
Attachments: 1. Memorandum, 2. Ordinance

...Title

Ordinance Prohibiting Law Enforcement Officers from Concealing their Identities in the City of San José.

...Recommendations

Approve an ordinance of the City of San José adding a new Chapter 10.54 to Title 10 of the San José Municipal Code requiring all law enforcement officers operating in the City of San José to wear clearly visible identification and prohibiting the use of face coverings that obscure identity during public interaction, with limited exceptions.

CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Attorney)