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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53109.5.

53109.5. The Legislature finds and declares that environmental considerations in the Tahoe region have halted or delayed the development of facilities necessary for the establishment of a local emergency telephone system in that area.
Accordingly, local public agencies in the Tahoe region, as defined in subdivision (a) of Article II of Section 66801 of the Government Code, shall comply with Section 53109 by December 31, 1986, rather than by December 31, 1985.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 928, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53111.

53111. 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.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53112.

53112. (a) All systems shall be designed to meet the specific requirements of each community and public agency served by the system. Every system, whether basic or sophisticated, shall be designed to have the capability of using at least three of the methods specified in Sections 53103 to 53106, inclusive, in response to emergency calls. The Legislature finds and declares that the most critical aspect of the design of any system is the procedure established for handling a telephone request for emergency services.
(b) To maximize efficiency and use of the system, all pay telephones within each system shall enable a caller to dial “911” for emergency services, and to reach an operator by dialing “0,” without the necessity of inserting a coin. At those “911” public safety answering points serving an area where 5 percent or more of the population, in accordance with the latest United States census information, speak a specific primary language other than English, operators who speak that other language, in addition to English, shall be on duty or available through interagency telephone conference procedures at all times for “911” emergency services.
(c) Each system shall require installation of a telecommunications device capable of servicing the needs of the deaf or severely hard of hearing at the “911” public safety answering point or points. The device shall be compatible with devices furnished by telephone corporations pursuant to Section 2881 of the Public Utilities Code.
(d) By January 1, 2021, each public safety answering point shall deploy a text to 911 service that enables an individual to text “911” for emergency services that is capable of accepting Short Message Service (SMS) messages and Real-Time Text (RTT) messages.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 237, Sec. 1. (AB 1168) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53113.

53113. The Legislature finds that, because of overlapping jurisdiction of public agencies, public safety agencies, and telephone service areas, a general overview or plan should be developed prior to the establishment of any system. In order to ensure that proper preparation and implementation of those systems is accomplished by all public agencies by December 31, 1985, the office, with the advice and assistance of the Attorney General, shall secure compliance by public agencies as provided in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 97. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53114.

53114. The office, with the advice and assistance of the Attorney General, shall coordinate the implementation of systems established pursuant to the provisions of this article. The office, with the advice and assistance of the Attorney General, shall assist local public agencies and local public safety agencies in obtaining financial help to establish emergency telephone service, and shall aid agencies in the formulation of concepts, methods, and procedures that will improve the operation of systems required by this article and that will increase cooperation between public safety agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 98. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53114.1.

53114.1. To accomplish the responsibilities specified in this article, the division is directed to consult at regular intervals with the State Fire Marshal, the State Department of Public Health, the Office of Traffic Safety, a local representative from a city, a local representative from a county, the public utilities in this state providing telephone service, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. These agencies shall provide all necessary assistance and consultation to the division to enable it to perform its duties specified in this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 29. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53114.2.

53114.2. On or before December 31, 1976, and each even-numbered year thereafter, after consultation with all agencies specified in Section 53114.1, the office shall review and update technical and operational standards for public agency systems.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 99. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53115.

53115. The office shall monitor all emergency telephone systems to ensure they comply with minimal operational and technical standards as established by the office. If any system does not comply the office shall notify in writing the public agency or agencies operating the system of its deficiencies. The public agency shall bring the system into compliance with the operational and technical standards within 60 days of notice by the office. Failure to comply within this time shall subject the public agency to action by the Attorney General pursuant to Section 53116.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 100. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53115.1.

53115.1. (a) There is in state government the State 911 Advisory Board.
(b) The advisory board shall be comprised of the following members appointed by the Governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(1) The Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division shall serve as the nonvoting chair of the board.
(2) One representative from the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(3) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California Police Chiefs Association.
(4) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
(5) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California Fire Chiefs Association.
(6) Two representatives on the recommendation of the CalNENA Executive Board.
(7) One representative on the joint recommendation of the executive boards of the state chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
(c) Recommending authorities shall give great weight and consideration to the knowledge, training, and expertise of the appointee with respect to their experience within the California 911 system. Board members should have at least two years of experience as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) manager or county coordinator, except where a specific person is designated as a member.
(d) Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may not serve more than two consecutive two-year terms, except as follows:
(1) The presiding Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division shall serve for the duration of his or her tenure.
(2) Four of the members shall serve an initial term of three years.
(e) Advisory board members shall not receive compensation for their service on the board, but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem for time spent in attending meetings of the board.
(f) The advisory board shall meet quarterly in public sessions in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2). The division shall provide administrative support to the State 911 Advisory Board. The State 911 Advisory Board, at its first meeting, shall adopt bylaws and operating procedures consistent with this article and establish committees as necessary.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the advisory board may designate a person to act as that member in his or her place and stead for all purposes, as though the member were personally present.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 30. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53115.2.

53115.2. (a) The State 911 Advisory Board shall advise the office on all of the following subjects:
(1) Policies, practices, and procedures for the California 911 Emergency Communications Office.
(2) Technical and operational standards for the California 911 system consistent with the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) standards.
(3) Training standards for county coordinators and Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) managers.
(4) Budget, funding, and reimbursement decisions related to the State Emergency Number Account.
(5) Proposed projects and studies conducted or funded by the State Emergency Number Account.
(6) Expediting the rollout of Enhanced 911 Phase II technology.
(b) Upon request of a local public agency, the board shall conduct a hearing on any conflict between a local public agency and the office regarding a final plan that has not been approved by the office pursuant to Section 53114. The board shall meet within 30 days following the request, and shall make a recommendation to resolve the conflict to the office within 90 days following the initial hearing by the board pursuant to the request.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 101. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53115.3.

53115.3. When proposed implementation of the 911 system by a single public agency within its jurisdiction may adversely affect the implementation of the system by a neighboring public agency or agencies, such neighboring public agency may request that the office evaluate the impact of implementation by the proposing public agency and evaluate and weigh that impact in its decision to approve or disapprove the proposing public agency’s final plan pursuant to Section 53115. In order to effectuate this process, each city shall file a notice of filing of its final plan with each adjacent city and with the county in which the proposing public agency is located at the same time such final plan is filed with the office and each county shall file a notice of filing of its final plan with each city within the county and each adjacent county at the time the final plan is filed with the office. Any public agency wishing to request review pursuant to this section shall file its request with the office within 30 days of filing of the final plan for which review is sought.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 102. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53116.

53116. The Attorney General may, on behalf of the office or on his or her own initiative, commence judicial proceedings to enforce compliance by any public agency or public utility providing telephone service with the provisions of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 103. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53118.

53118. The Legislature declares that a major purpose in enacting this article is to eliminate instances in which a responding emergency service refuses to render aid to the requester because the requester is outside of the jurisdictional boundaries of the emergency service. A public safety agency which receives a request through the system for emergency services outside its jurisdictional boundaries shall transmit the request to the proper public safety answering point or public safety agency utilizing the methods described in Sections 53103 to 53105, inclusive. In the event an emergency unit is dispatched in response to a request through the system, such unit shall render its services to the requesting party without regard to whether the unit is operating outside its normal jurisdictional boundaries until properly relieved by the public safety agency responsible for that geographical area. Public agencies within a single system and public agencies in different systems but whose jurisdictional boundaries are contiguous are authorized to enter into joint powers agreements or any other form of written cooperative agreement to implement this requirement. These agreements may further provide for a public safety agency to render aid outside its normal jurisdictional boundaries when need arises on a day-to-day basis.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 443.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53119.

53119. Any telephone corporation serving rural telephone areas that cannot currently provide enhanced “911” emergency telephone service capable of selective routing, automatic number identification, or automatic location identification shall present to the office a comprehensive plan detailing a schedule by which those facilities will be converted to be compatible with the enhanced emergency telephone system.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 104. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53120.

53120. The office shall not delay implementation of the enhanced “911” emergency telephone system in those portions of cities or counties, or both, served by a local telephone corporation that has equipment compatible with the enhanced “911” emergency telephone system.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 353, Sec. 105. (SB 820) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 129 of Ch. 353.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems › Section 53121.

53121. (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall develop a plan and timeline of target dates for the testing, implementation, and operation of a Next Generation 911 emergency communication system, including text to 911 service, throughout California.
(b) In order to maximize efficiency and contain costs, the Next Generation 911 emergency communication system shall incorporate, where consistent with public safety and technologically feasible, shared infrastructure and elements of other public safety and emergency communications networks, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Public safety communications identified in the annual plan required by subdivision (b) of Section 15277.
(2) Local and regional public safety broadband networks authorized by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
(3) Public safety broadband networks authorized by the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-96).
(4) Public safety radio and communications facilities used for the purpose of public warnings pursuant to Section 15254.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 926, Sec. 1. (SB 1211) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act › Section 53123.1.

53123.1. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act.”
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 747, Sec. 2. (AB 988) Effective September 29, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act › Section 53123.1.5.

53123.1.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “988” means the three-digit telephone number designated by the Federal Communications Commission for the purpose of connecting individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis with the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system in accordance with Section 52.200 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) “988 center” means a center operating on a county or regional basis in California and participating in the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network to respond to statewide or regional 988 calls.
(c) “Agency” means the California Health and Human Services Agency.
(d) “Behavioral health crisis services” means the continuum of services to address crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, and crisis residential treatment needs of those with a mental health or substance use disorder crisis that are wellness, resiliency, and recovery oriented. These include, but are not limited to, crisis intervention, including counseling provided by 988 centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization services.
(e) “National Suicide Prevention Lifeline” or “988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline” means the national network of local crisis hotline centers that provide free and confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or other behavioral health crisis 24 hours per day, seven days per week via a toll-free telephone hotline number that receives calls made through the 988 system. The toll-free telephone number is maintained by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use under Section 520E-3 of the Public Health Service Act, Section 290bb-36c of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(f) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
(g) “Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration” means that agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 4. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act › Section 53123.2.

53123.2. (a) No later than July 16, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services shall verify that technology that allows for transfers between 988 centers, as well as between 988 centers and 911 public safety answering points, is available to 988 centers and 911 public safety answering points throughout California.
(b) No later than 90 days after the passage of this act, the office shall do both of the following:
(1) Appoint a 988 system director to implement and oversee the policy and regulatory framework for the technology infrastructure, coordination, and transfer of calls between 988, 911, and behavioral health crisis services.
(2) (A) Establish and convene the State 988 Technical Advisory Board for purposes of advising the office on the following:
(i) Recommendations on the feasibility and plan for sustainable interoperability between 988, 911, and behavioral health crisis services, including the identification of any legal or regulatory barriers to the transfer of 911 calls.
(ii) The development of technical and operational standards for the 988 system that allow for coordination with California’s 911 system.
(iii) The creation of standards and protocols for when 988 centers will transfer 988 calls into the “911” public safety answering points or points (PSAP), and vice versa.
(B) The board shall meet no less than quarterly until December 31, 2028. Following that date, the board may be disbanded at the discretion of the office.
(C) The board shall consist of a representative from the California Health and Human Services Agency and expert representatives, including, but not limited to, those from 988 centers, 911, and behavioral health crisis service providers.
(c) No later than July 1, 2024, the office shall verify interoperability between and across 911 and 988. This shall include verifying interoperability of telephone calls, texts, chats, and other similar capabilities consistent with the implementation of Next Generation 911.
(d) The office shall consult with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on any technology requirements for 988 centers.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 747, Sec. 2. (AB 988) Effective September 29, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act › Section 53123.5.

53123.5. Notwithstanding any law, including Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the office and the State Department of Health Care Services may implement, interpret, or make specific this article, in whole or in part, by means of all-county letters, plan letters, provider bulletins, information notices, regulations, or other similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 7. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.3 - Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act › Section 53123.6.

53123.6. For purposes of implementing this article, the State Department of Health Care Services may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis, and may implement changes to existing information technology systems. Notwithstanding any law, contracts entered into or amended, or changes to existing information technology systems, pursuant to this section shall be exempt from Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2, Section 19130, and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and shall be exempt from the review or approval of any division of the Department of General Services.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 8. (AB 118) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.6 - State Nonemergency Telephone System › Section 53126.

53126. Every local public agency may establish a nonemergency telephone system as provided in this article. The digits “311” shall be dedicated as the nonemergency telephone number within the system. Nonemergency “311” telephone systems shall be designed to provide a system similar to a “911” selective routing system, whereby the location of the initial call is determined to provide a coordinated uniform delivery system to meet the specified requirements of each local jurisdiction. Every system shall be designed to allow the handling of emergency calls by the “911” emergency telephone system.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 731, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.6 - State Nonemergency Telephone System › Section 53126.5.

53126.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Local public agency” means a city, county, city and county, and joint powers authority that provides a public safety answering point (PSAP).
(b) “Nonemergency telephone system” means a system structured to provide access to only public safety agencies such as police and fire, or a system structured to provide access to public safety agencies and to all other services provided by a local public agency such as street maintenance and animal control.
(c) “Public Safety Communications Division” means the Public Safety Communications Division within the Office of Emergency Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 31. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 6.6 - State Nonemergency Telephone System › Section 53127.

53127. The Public Safety Communications Division is authorized to aid local public agencies in the formulation of concepts, methods, and procedures that will improve the operation of systems authorized by this article and increase cooperation among public agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 404, Sec. 56. (AB 2408) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53130.

53130. In connection with federal block grant funds which require mandated financial and compliance auditing, the Legislature finds that there is limited coordination of audits among federal, state, and local auditors and independent public accountants auditing local agencies, which may result in overlaps and gaps in audit coverage.
The Legislature further finds that it is essential to establish audit procedures that conform to the standards of independence and quality contained within the federal Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and Functions.
Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to promote audit coordination by designating the agencies listed in Section 12430 as responsible for assuring that local agencies provide for or otherwise adhere to federally mandated financial and compliance audit requirements for block grant funds allocated to them.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53131.

53131. As used in this article:
(a) “Qualified state and local government auditors” means those auditors employed by state and local governments that meet the independence requirements set forth in the federal Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and Functions.
(b) “Independent public accountants” means a certified public accountant, or a public accountant who is licensed by the California Board of Accountancy who holds a valid permit to practice accountancy.
(c) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, special district, joint-powers agency, public corporation, nonprofit corporation, or any other agency that is eligible to receive federal block grant funds.
(d) “State department” means that state organization designated by law or agreement that allocates block grant funds to local agencies or is otherwise responsible for administering block grant funds.
(e) “Financial and compliance audit” means an audit that complies with the financial and compliance audit requirements of the Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and Functions published by the United States General Accounting Office.
Organization wide financial and compliance audits required by Federal Office of Management and Budget Circulars A-102 and A-110 are acceptable for this purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1055, Sec. 39. Effective September 30, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53132.

53132. State departments shall identify and provide to the Controller listings of all agreements allocating block grant funds to local agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53133.

53133. The Controller shall identify and make available to local agencies federally mandated financial and compliance block grant audit requirements.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53134.

53134. (a) Local agencies shall have the option, pursuant to the provisions of Section 53135, to provide for federally mandated financial and compliance audits of block grant funds received from state departments. If, however, a local agency does not elect to, or fails to provide for, federally mandated financial and compliance audits, or if it is determined by the administering state department that a local agency warrants assistance in this function, the state department shall notify the Controller, and the Controller shall identify appropriate methods for accomplishing federally required audits.
The decision of the Controller shall be based upon use of any existing state audit relationship, whenever appropriate in view of federal requirements, so as to avoid duplication and excess costs.
(b) The state shall rely on the audit arranged by the local agency if the audit is conducted in accordance with the standards promulgated by the state consistent with federal policy. Additional work shall not duplicate these audits and shall be conducted only upon approval of the Controller in consultation with the Department of Finance.
(c) Audits performed pursuant to this article shall be conducted not less frequently than every two years, or as specified by federal law, by qualified state or local government auditors or independent public accountants in accordance with the financial and compliance requirements of federal Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities and Functions. These audits shall be completed no later than six months after the close of the audit period. If the provisions of this subdivision have not been met, the Controller shall immediately notify the Governor and the Legislature as to what corrective actions it intends to take.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 107, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53135.

53135. State agencies administering federal block grant programs shall prepare audit plans based on audit plan guidelines developed no later than December 1, 1982, by the agencies listed in Section 12430.
The audit plan guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the contractor to obtain independent federally mandated audits of block grant funds, preaudit conditions, and compliance indicators. The departmental audit plans shall give preference to utilization of existing audit relationships where consistent with federal independence standards.
State agencies shall prepare their audit plans for review and approval by the agencies listed in Section 12430 in a timely fashion and contract provisions shall be incorporated into all existing contracts no later than February 1, 1983. Plans shall be adopted annually each fiscal year thereafter no later than October 1.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53136.

53136. The Controller shall assure that audits conducted in accordance with this article meet the federal audit requirements provided pursuant to block grant laws and regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53137.

53137. The Controller shall review and monitor audit report findings to determine that both state and local entities have taken appropriate corrective action, or shall make recommendations to state departments for corrective action, including recovery and referral for legal action, as appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1343, Sec. 10.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 7 - Federally Mandated Audits of Block Grant Funds Allocated to Local Agencies › Section 53138.

53138. The Controller, the Department of Finance, the State Auditor’s office, or other state department auditors may perform audit activities pursuant to this article insofar as the standards of independence contained in the “Government Auditing Standards” published by the Comptroller General of the United States are met.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 107, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53150.

53150. Any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, whose negligent operation of a motor vehicle caused by that influence proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, and any person whose intentionally wrongful conduct proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, is liable for the expense of an emergency response by a public agency to the incident.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53151.

53151. Any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, whose negligent operation of any boat or vessel caused by that influence proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, and any person whose intentionally wrongful conduct proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, is liable for the expense of an emergency response by a public agency to the incident.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53152.

53152. Any person who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, whose negligent operation of a civil aircraft caused by that influence proximately causes any incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, and any person whose intentionally wrongful conduct proximately causes an incident resulting in an appropriate emergency response, is liable for the expense of an emergency response by a public agency to the incident.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53153.

53153. For purposes of this article, a person is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, when as a result of drinking an alcoholic beverage or using a drug, or both, his or her physical or mental abilities are impaired to a degree that he or she no longer has the ability to operate a motor vehicle, boat or vessel, or aircraft with the caution characteristic of a sober person of ordinary prudence under the same or similar circumstances. For purposes of this article, the presumptions described in Sections 23152 and 23155 of the Vehicle Code shall apply.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53153.5.

53153.5. (a)  Any person 18 years of age or older who is convicted of making a false police report, in violation of Section 148.3 of the Penal Code, and that false police report proximately causes an appropriate emergency response by a public agency, is liable for the expense of the emergency response made by the responding public agency to the incident.
(b) A public agency shall be entitled to satisfaction of any judgment for expenses pursuant to this article after any victims or other persons injured by the incident are compensated for their injuries and any liens held by a medical provider are satisfied.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 226, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53154.

53154. The expense of an emergency response shall be a charge against the person liable for expenses under this article. The charge constitutes a debt of that person and is collectible by the public agency incurring those costs in the same manner as in the case of an obligation under a contract, expressed or implied, except that liability for the expenses provided for in this article shall not be insurable and no insurance policy shall provide or pay for the expenses.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53155.

53155. In no event shall a person’s liability under this article for the expense of an emergency response exceed twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) for a particular incident.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 51, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53156.

53156. As used in this article:
(a) “Expense of an emergency response” means reasonable costs incurred by a public agency in reasonably making an appropriate emergency response to the incident, but shall only include those costs directly arising because of the response to the particular incident. Reasonable costs shall include the costs of providing police, firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services at the scene of the incident, as well as the salaries of the personnel responding to the incident.
(b) “Public agency” means the state and any city, county, municipal corporation, district, or public authority located, in whole or in part, within this state which provides or may provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
(c) “Intentionally wrongful conduct” means conduct intended to injure another person or property.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1112, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53157.

53157. Any testimony, admission, or any other statement made by the defendant in any proceeding brought pursuant to this article, or any evidence derived from the testimony, admission, or other statement, shall not be admitted or otherwise used in any criminal proceeding arising out of the same incident.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 337, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 2 - CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › PART 1 - POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES › CHAPTER 1 - General › ARTICLE 8 - Costs of Emergency Response › Section 53158.

53158. It is not the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to occupy the field of recovery of the expense of an emergency response by a public agency, nor is it the intent of the Legislature to preempt local regulations or to otherwise limit the remedies available to any public agency to recover the expenses of an emergency response to any incident not involving persons who operate a motor vehicle, a boat or vessel, or a civil aircraft while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug. It is the intent of the Legislature that the recovery of the expenses of an emergency response under this chapter shall supplement and shall not supplant any other provisions of law relating to the recovery of those expenses.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 897, Sec. 1.)