TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES 50001-57550›DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-55821›PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES 53000-54999.7›CHAPTER 1. General 53000-53166›ARTICLE 6. Local Emergency Telephone Systems 53100-53121

§ 53111

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The digits “911” shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the system, but a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls.

(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1005.)

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