BILL NUMBER: AB 2626	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 23, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 18, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Jones

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 831.4 of the Penal Code, relating to
public officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2626, as amended, Jones.  County of Sacramento: Sheriff's
security officers.
   Under existing law a sheriff's or police security officer is a
public officer whose duties are limited to the physical security and
protection of properties owned, operated, controlled, or administered
by a city or county, or by a municipality or special district
contracting for police services, and specified other duties.
   This bill would expand the duties of a security officer employed
by the Sheriff of the County of Sacramento to include the security
and protection of the property of an entity  that contracts for
security services from the County of Sacramento,  whose primary
business supports national defense, or whose facility is qualified as
national critical infrastructure, or who stores or manufactures
material that, if compromised, would compromise national security or
pose a danger to residents of the County of Sacramento.  The bill
would provide that a contract entered into with the County of
Sacramento for security services must provide for full reimbursement
to the county for the actual costs of providing those services. The
bill would require the county board of supervisors, prior to entering
into a contract pursuant to these provisions, to discuss the
contract at a duly noticed public hearing. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 831.4 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   831.4.  (a) (1) A sheriff's or police security officer is a public
officer, employed by the sheriff of a county or police chief of a
city, whose primary duty is the security of locations or facilities
as directed by the sheriff or police chief. The duties of a sheriff's
or police security officer shall be limited to the physical security
and protection of properties owned, operated, controlled, or
administered by the county or city, or any municipality or special
district contracting for police services from the county or city
pursuant to Section 54981 of the Government Code, or necessary duties
with respect to the patrons, employees, and properties of the
employing county, city, or contracting entities.
   (2) In addition to the duties in paragraph (1), the duties of a
security officer employed by the Sheriff of the County of Sacramento
may also include the physical security and protection of any
properties owned, operated, or administered by any public agency,
privately owned company, or nonprofit entity  contracting for
security services from the County of Sacramento  , whose primary
business supports national defense, or whose facility is qualified
as national critical infrastructure under federal law or by a federal
agency, or who stores or manufactures material which, if stolen,
vandalized, or otherwise compromised, may compromise national
security or may pose a danger to residents of the County of
Sacramento.  Any contract entered into pursuant to this 
 paragraph shall provide for full reimbursement to the County of
Sacramento for the actual costs of providing those services, as
determined by the county auditor or auditor-controller. Prior to
contracting for services pursuant to this paragraph, the Sacramento
County Board of Supervisors shall discuss the contract and the
requirements of this paragraph at a duly noticed public hearing.

   (b) A sheriff's or police security officer is not a peace officer
nor a public safety officer as defined in Section 3301 of the
Government Code. A sheriff's or police security officer may carry or
possess a firearm, baton, and other safety equipment and weapons
authorized by the sheriff or police chief while performing the duties
authorized in this section, and under the terms and conditions
specified by the sheriff or police chief. These persons may not
exercise the powers of arrest of a peace officer, but may issue
citations for infractions if authorized by the sheriff or police
chief.
   (c) Each sheriff's or police security officer shall satisfactorily
complete a course of training as specified in Section 832 prior to
being assigned to perform his or her duties. Nothing in this
subdivision shall preclude the sheriff or police chief from requiring
additional training requirements.
   (d) Notwithstanding any other law, nothing in this section shall
be construed to confer any authority upon any sheriff's or police
security officer except while on duty, or confer any additional
retirement benefits to persons employed within this classification.