CA Gov't 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.