SEC. 217. DUTY OF PHYSICIAN.

   It shall be the duty of every attending physician to give the certificate of death required by law within two hours after demand made therefor, except in such cases where a post-mortem examination is necessary to determine the cause of death.

SEC. 218. PENALTY.

   Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 215 to 217, inclusive, of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100, nor more than $500, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

[Homeless Death Count Ordinance]

SEC. 220. TITLE.

   This ordinance may be cited as the "Homeless Death Count Ordinance."

(Added by Ord. 120-05, File No. 050825, App. 6/23/2005)

SEC. 221. FINDINGS.

   The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco hereby finds:

   (a)   Homelessness in San Francisco is a crisis.

   (b)   There are thousands of homeless individuals in San Francisco.

   (c)   Every year homeless individuals die in San Francisco.

   (d)   Currently, San Francisco has no accurate way to count the number of homeless individuals who die in San Francisco or collect information regarding the circumstances of their deaths.

   (e)   It is necessary to collect information regarding the deaths of homeless individuals in San Francisco in order to better target services for homeless people and educate the public regarding the plight of homeless people in San Francisco.

(Added by Ord. 120-05, File No. 050825, App. 6/23/2005)

SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS.

   For purposes of this section, "homeless" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 23A.4 of the Administrative Code.

(Added by Ord. 120-05, File No. 050825, App. 6/23/2005)