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Policy <br />707 <br />Santa Ana Police Department <br />Santa Ana PD Policy Manual <br />Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/05/06, All Rights Reserved. <br />Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department ***DRAFT***Military Equipment - 1 <br />Military Equipment <br />707.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br />This policy provides guidelines for the approval, acquisition, and reporting requirements of military <br />equipment (Government Code § 7070; Government Code § 7071; Government Code § 7072). The <br />equipment described in this policy is in direct support of the Department's de-escalation strategy <br />and associated training. Additionally, while the equipment described herein has been deemed to <br />be, "military equipment" by the legislature, the Department does not participate in the acquisition <br />of military surplus equipment pursuant to the Department of Defense's 1033 Program. <br />707.1.1 DEFINITIONS <br />Definitions related to this policy include (Government Code § 7070): <br />Governing body – The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department. <br />Military equipment – Includes but is not limited to the following: <br />•Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. <br />•Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. <br />•High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, <br />five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. <br />•Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants. <br />•Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the <br />operational control and direction of public safety units. <br />•Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind. <br />•Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This <br />does not include a handheld, one-person ram. <br />•Firearms and ammunition of_.50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns <br />and standard-issue shotgun ammunition. <br />•Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than_.50 caliber, including firearms and <br />accessories identified as assault weapons in Penal Code § 30510 and Penal Code § <br />30515, with the exception of standard-issue firearms. <br />•Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles. <br />•Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools. <br />•Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld <br />pepper spray. <br />•TASER® Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and long-range acoustic <br />devices (LRADs). <br />•Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.