Cal. PEN § 13851
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 13851, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
(a) There is hereby established in the Office of Emergency Services a program of financial, training, and technical assistance for local law enforcement, called the California Career Criminal Apprehension Program. All funds made available to the Office of Emergency Services for the purposes of this chapter shall be administered and disbursed by the Director of Emergency Services.
(b) The Director of Emergency Services is authorized to allocate and award funds to those local units of government or combinations thereof, in which a special program is established in law enforcement agencies that meets the criteria set forth in Sections 13852 and 13853.
(c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made upon application executed by the chief law enforcement officer of the applicant unit of government and approved by the legislative body. Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Career Criminal Apprehension Program, be made available to support the apprehension of multiple or repeat felony criminal offenders.
(d) The Director of Emergency Services shall prepare and issue administrative guidelines and procedures for the California Career Criminal Apprehension Program consistent with this chapter.
(e) These guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants of funds pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines do not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.
(b) The Director of Emergency Services is authorized to allocate and award funds to those local units of government or combinations thereof, in which a special program is established in law enforcement agencies that meets the criteria set forth in Sections 13852 and 13853.
(c) The allocation and award of funds shall be made upon application executed by the chief law enforcement officer of the applicant unit of government and approved by the legislative body. Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Career Criminal Apprehension Program, be made available to support the apprehension of multiple or repeat felony criminal offenders.
(d) The Director of Emergency Services shall prepare and issue administrative guidelines and procedures for the California Career Criminal Apprehension Program consistent with this chapter.
(e) These guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants of funds pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines do not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.
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