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Information Bulletin 2024-DLE-13
<br /> Guidance re:AB 481
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<br /> California, and the Commission on Judicial Performance.
<br /> Governing Body
<br /> "Governing body" means the elected body that oversees an LEA or, if there is no elected body that
<br /> directly oversees the LEA, the appointed body that oversees an LEA. In the case of an LEA of a county,
<br /> including a sheriff's department or a district attorney's office, "governing body" means the board of
<br /> supervisors of the county. (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (a).)
<br /> Military Equipment
<br /> As noted above, the phrase "military equipment" is a specially defined term of art under AB 481. Under
<br /> Section 7070(c), the term "military equipment" includes all of the following categories of equipment:
<br /> 1. unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd.
<br /> (c)(1));
<br /> 2. mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers (not including
<br /> police versions of standard consumer vehicles) (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(2));
<br /> 3. high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), commonly referred to as Humvees,
<br /> two and one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry
<br /> apparatus attached (not including unarmored all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorized dirt
<br /> bikes) (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(3));
<br /> 4. tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants and utilize a
<br /> tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(4));
<br /> 5. command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational
<br /> control and direction of public safety units (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(5);
<br /> 6. weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(6));
<br /> 7. battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature (not including
<br /> items designed to remove a lock, such as bolt cutters, or a handheld ram designed to be
<br /> operated by one person) (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(7));
<br /> 8. firearms of .50 caliber or greater (not including standard issue shotguns) (Gov. Code, § 7070,
<br /> subd. (c)(8));
<br /> 9. ammunition of.50 caliber or greater (not including standard issue shotgun ammunition) (Gov.
<br /> Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(9));
<br /> 10. specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including assault weapons as
<br /> defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the Penal Code (not including standard issue service
<br /> weapons and ammunition of less than .50 caliber that are issued to officers, agents, or
<br /> employees of an LEA or a state agency) (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(10));
<br /> 11. any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles (Gov. Code, §
<br /> 7070, subd. (c)(11));
<br /> 12. "flashbang" grenades and explosive breaching tools, "tear gas," and "pepper balls," excluding
<br /> standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray (Gov. Code, § 7070, subd. (c)(12));
<br /> 13. taser shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device
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