SECTIONS 15150-15167 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 15150-15167

15150. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department
of Justice shall commence to operate under this chapter as soon as
feasible, but until such time, the department shall continue to
operate under Article 8 (commencing with Section 13240) of Chapter 2,
Part 3, Division 3, Title 2 of this code, and Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 15100) of this part. Accordingly, the department shall
not discontinue service to any connection point to which it is
required to furnish services at state expense until it has made the
determination, has given notice, and the notice period has elapsed,
as provided in subdivision (b).
(b) At such time as the Attorney General concludes that he can
furnish service to one location in any county in compliance with the
requirements of Section 15161, he shall so certify and shall send
notice of such certification to each agency in the county connected
with the state system. Thirty days after the sending of such notice,
service to any connection point in the county other than the one
location selected pursuant to Section 15161 shall no longer be at
state expense.

15151. The maintenance of law and order is, and always has been, a
primary function of government and is so recognized in both Federal
and State Constitutions. The state has an unmistakable responsibility
to give full support to all public agencies of law enforcement. This
responsibility includes the provision of an efficient law
enforcement communications network available to all such agencies. It
is the intent of the Legislature that such a network be established
and maintained in a condition adequate to the needs of law
enforcement. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a law
enforcement telecommunications system for the State of California.

15152. The Department of Justice shall maintain a statewide
telecommunications system of communication for the use of law
enforcement agencies.

15153. The system shall be under the direction of the Attorney
General, and shall be used exclusively for the official business of
the state, and the official business of any city, county, city and
county, or other public agency.

15154. The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee on
the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, hereinafter
referred to as the committee, to advise and assist him in the
management of the system with respect to operating policies, service
evaluation, and system discipline. The committee shall serve at the
pleasure of the Attorney General without compensation except for
reimbursement of necessary travel expenses.
Before requesting vendor proposals to implement the system, the
committee shall prepare detailed technical system specifications
defining all communications--handling parameters and making explicit
in sufficient depth the goals of the system.

15155. The committee shall consist of representatives from the
following organizations:
(1) Two representatives from the Peace Officers' Association of
the State of California.
(2) One representative from the California State Sheriffs'
Association.
(3) One representative from the League of California Cities.
(4) One representative from the County Supervisors Association of
California.
(5) One representative from the Department of Justice.
(6) One representative from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(7) One representative from the Department of General Services.
(8) One representative from the California Highway Patrol.
(9) One representative from the California Police Chiefs
Association.

15156. The Department of Justice shall provide an executive
secretary to the committee.

15157. The committee shall elect a chairman for a term to be
determined by the committee.

15158. The committee shall meet at least twice each year at a time
and place to be determined by the Attorney General and the chairman.
Special meetings may be called by the Attorney General or the
chairman by giving at least 14 days' notice to the members.

15159. All meetings of the committee and all hearings held by the
committee shall be open to the public.

15160. The Attorney General shall, upon the advice of the
committee, adopt and publish for distribution to the system
subscribers and other interested parties the operating policies,
practices and procedures, and conditions of qualification for
membership.

15161. The Department of Justice shall provide a basic
telecommunications communications network consisting of no more than
two relay or switching centers in the state and circuitry and
terminal equipment in one location only in each county in the state.
The system shall be consistent with the functional specifications
contained in pages 75 to 79 of the Report of the Assembly Interim
Committee on Ways and Means, Volume 21, Number 9, 1963-1965.
These functional specifications summarize the needs of the peace
officers for present purposes, but do not constitute technical
specifications addressed to prospective suppliers of equipment and
procedures.

15162. The system may connect and exchange traffic with compatible
systems of adjacent states and otherwise participate in interstate
operations.

15163. The system shall provide service to any law enforcement
agency qualified by the committee which, at its own expense, desires
connection through the county terminal.

15164. The system shall be maintained at all times with equipment
and facilities adequate to the needs of law enforcement. The
committee shall recommend to the Attorney General any improvements of
the system to meet the future requirements of the subscribers and to
take advantage of advancements made in the science of
telecommunications communications. The system shall be designed to
accommodate present and future data processing equipment.

15164.1. (a) The person designated as a county's "control agent" as
defined by the policies, practices, and procedures adopted pursuant
to Section 15160, or the chief officer of any other agency that has
been granted direct access to the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System under the provisions of this chapter, shall
have sole and exclusive authority to ensure that the county's or
other agency's equipment connecting to the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System complies with all security requirements
that are conditions of access to the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System under the provisions of this chapter, or
the policies, practices, and procedures adopted pursuant to Section
15160, and that the equipment complies with the county control agent'
s security policy. This authority shall include, but not be limited
to, locating, managing, maintaining, and providing security for all
of the county's or other agency's equipment that connects to, and
exchanges data, video, or voice information with, the California Law
Enforcement Telecommunications System under the provisions of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, telecommunications
transmission circuits, networking devices, computers, data bases, and
servers.
(b) A control agent or chief officer may not exercise the
authority granted in subdivision (a) in a manner that conflicts with
any other provision of this chapter, or with the policies, practices,
and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 15160.

15165. Any subscriber to the system shall file with the Attorney
General an agreement to conform to the operating policies, practices
and procedures approved by the committee under penalty of suspension
of service or other appropriate discipline by the committee.

15166. The Director of General Services shall fix the charge to be
paid by any state department, officer, board or commission to the
Department of Justice.

15167. In the case of a state agency, the charge shall be paid from
the money available by law for the support of the state agency using
the system.