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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1067
Author: La Malfa (R), et al.
Amended: 5/1/12
Vote: 21
SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 4/24/12
AYES: Hancock, Anderson, Calderon, Harman, Liu, Price,
Steinberg
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Peace officers: mutual aid
SOURCE : Tulelake Police Department
DIGEST : This bill authorizes the City of Tulelake,
California to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the
City of Malin, Oregon, to permit their police departments
to provide mutual aid to each other when necessary. This
bill requires that the agreement be reviewed and approved
by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
ANALYSIS : Existing law authorizes any regularly employed
law enforcement officer of the Oregon State Police, the
Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety, or
the Arizona Department of Public Safety to be a peace
officer in this state if all of certain conditions are met,
including, but not limited to, the out-of-state officer is
providing law enforcement services in response to a request
for services initiated by a member of the California
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Highway Patrol, providing law enforcement services for the
purpose of assisting a member of the California Highway
Patrol, as provided, and a reciprocal operational agreement
is in effect between the Department of the California
Highway Patrol and the law enforcement officer's
out-of-state agency.
This bill provides that the City of Tulelake, California is
authorized to enter into a mutual aid agreement with the
City of Malin, Oregon, for the purpose of permitting their
police departments to provide mutual aid to each other when
necessary. Before the effective date of the agreement, the
agreement shall be reviewed and approved by the
Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/16/12)
Tulelake Police Department (source)
California Police Chiefs Association
California State Sheriff's Association
City of Merill
League of California Cities
Modoc County Sheriff
Peace Officers Research Association of California
Placer County Sheriff
Regional Council of Rural Counties
San Bernardino County Sheriff
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Chief of the Tulelake Police
Department states:
This issue has been raised in connection with our
ongoing Hispanic gang problems that we have been
dealing with for the last 15 years. Our local gang
population is very mobile in their activities, freely
crossing state and county lines.
The problem has become more significant over the last
several years due to budget issues that have severely
hampered each agency's ability to address the growing
problem. We are dependent on our allied agencies to
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provide the cover to handle these calls. As in most
jurisdictions, our gang calls involve multiple people
and increasing levels of violence. Even with our
current situation, we are lucky to have three officers
present on calls involving up to twenty opposing gang
members. The ability to have a cover officer on these
calls cannot be overstated. Due to the decreased
staffing levels of both Modoc and Siskiyou County
Sheriff's offices, our small agency has had to rely on
the neighboring police department in Merrill and Malin
Oregon for cover so that these calls can be handled a
safely as possible.
RJG:nl 5/16/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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