Chapter 96H — LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT POLICIES

Sec. 96H.1. Funding, Acquisition, and Use of Certain Law Enforcement Equipment.

(a) Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 7070 et seq., law enforcement agencies, including the Police Department and Sheriff’s Department, are required to obtain Board of Supervisors approval of a Use of Equipment Policy prior to seeking funding for, acquisition of, and use of certain law enforcement equipment.

(b) The Police Department and Sheriff’s Department shall each submit a draft Use of Equipment Policy to the Board of Supervisors for approval. Thereafter, each agency shall review the [1 ] its respective approved Use of Equipment Policy and submit a report regarding the covered equipment within one year of receiving Board of Supervisors approval, and annually thereafter for as long as the covered equipment is available for use. Each agency seeking approval of its Use of Equipment Policy shall hold a public hearing on the Use of Equipment Policy and annual report prior to submitting the annual report to the Board of Supervisors for its review and approval. The Use of Equipment Policy and annual report shall be publicly available and posted on the agency’s website for at least thirty [1 ] 30 days prior to said hearing.

(c) The Board of Supervisors may only approve the Use of Equipment Policy governing the funding, acquisition, and use of certain law enforcement equipment consistent with the criteria set forth in state law, referenced in subsection (a).

(Added by Ord. 257-22, File No. 220641, App. 12/22/2022, Eff. 1/22/2023; amended by Ord. 77-23, File No. 221062, App. 5/19/2023, Eff. 6/19/2023)

CODIFICATION NOTE

1. So in Ord. 77-23.