CHAPTER 39: MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY
Section
   39.01   Purpose and scope
   39.02   Definitions
   39.03   Policy
   39.04   Military equipment coordinator
   39.05   Military equipment inventory
   39.06   Approval
   39.07   Coordination with other jurisdictions
   39.08   Annual report
   39.09   Community engagement
§ 39.01 PURPOSE AND SCOPE.
   The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the approval, acquisition, and reporting
requirements of military equipment (see Cal. Gov't Code §§ 7070, 7071, 7072).
(Ord. 1315, passed 4-20-22)
§ 39.02 DEFINITIONS.
   Definitions related to this policy include Cal. Gov't Code § 7070.
   GOVERNING BODY. The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department, in this case the Santa Paula City Council.
   MILITARY EQUIPMENT. Includes but is not limited to the following:
      (1)   Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles.
      (2)   Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers.
      (3)   High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached.
      (4)   Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants.
      (5)   Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
      (6)   Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind.
      (7)   Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This does not include a handheld, one-person ram.
      (8)   Firearms and ammunition of .50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns and standard-issue shotgun ammunition.
      (9)   Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Cal. Penal Code §§ 30510 and 30515, with the exception of standard-issue handguns.
      (10)   Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles.
      (11)   Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools.
      (12)   Munitions containing tear gas or oleoresin capsicum (pepper spray), excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
      (13)   TASER® Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and long-range acoustic devices (LRADs).
      (14)   Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.
      (15)   Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight.
(Ord. 1315, passed 4-20-22)
§ 39.03 POLICY.
   It is the policy of the Santa Paula Police Department that its members comply with the provisions of Cal. Gov't Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment.
(Ord. 1315, passed 4-20-22)
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