Government Code section 53126.5

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.

Source: Section 53126.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53126.­5.­ (updated Jun. 27, 2013; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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