Get interpretation services during interactions with the San Francisco Police Department
San Francisco Police Department (SFPD)
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SFPD provides free language assistance services during police interactions to individuals with limited English language proficiency.
Eligibility Requirements
Available to anyone who is a limited English proficient (LEP) person. This means that English is not your primary language and you may have difficulties reading, speaking, or understanding English.
ADA accessible
Unknown
Citizenship Requirements
No citizenship requirements
free
Yes
Available Languages
All languages by interpreter
Counties Served
San Francisco
What to do next
If you speak some English, tell the officer: “I would like an interpreter, and I speak [language or dialect]." If you do not speak English, the officer will show you a Language Identification Card. Find your language and point it out to the officer.
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SFPD Language Access Liaison Officer - Community Engagement Division
3401 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Get directions
0.9 miles away
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