Submit a complaint or request for Code Services: Call 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000. Report online.
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The investigation or inquiry may be conducted by a Department supervisor or the Office of Inspector General. Allegations contained in a formal complaint investigation may have one of four outcomes: Unfounded. The allegation is false, not factual.
If you were falsely accused of stealing in a public setting, such as a store, and suffered harm to your reputation or emotional distress as a result, you may have grounds to pursue a lawsuit against the store or the individual who made the false accusation.
Submit a complaint or request for Code Services: Call 3-1-1 or 210-207-6000. Report online.
The complainant (person making the complaint) must, in good faith, make full, fair, and honest disclosure of all facts and circumstances known to him/her at the time the complaint is made. The facts, as presented, must be in the form of an affidavit and signed under oath.