Statute · California Government Code
Cal. Gov't Code § 53126.5 — State Nonemergency Telephone System
Cal. Gov't Code § 53126.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Government Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2013-06-27
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
Citator
Cal. Gov't Code § 53126.5 — State Nonemergency Telephone System is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Local public agency” means a city, county, city and county, and joint powers authority that provides a public safety answering point (PSAP).
(b) “Nonemergency telephone system” means a system structured to provide access to only public safety agencies such as police and fire, or a system structured to provide access to public safety agencies and to all other services provided by a local public agency such as street maintenance and animal control.
(c) “Public Safety Communications Division” means the Public Safety Communications Division within the Office of Emergency Services.