Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3275

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 3275 - Weapons

(a) Only such weaponry as has been approved by the Secretary for department-wide use, or for use only by designated jurisdictions of the department, shall be issued/assigned to an employee or carried/used by an employee while on duty. For the purpose of this section, weaponry includes any offensive or defensive lethal or less lethal device. Employees assigned to facilities or work locations where incarcerated/supervised persons are located, or in the supervision of incarcerated/supervised persons in the community, shall not have accessible, carry or use any privately owned weaponry while on duty, except as authorized by the Secretary.

(b) No weaponry of any kind shall be taken into the security areas of an institution where incarcerated/supervised persons are located except for emergency use as ordered by the official in charge, or for use in regularly armed posts as prescribed in local procedures or post orders.

(c) All necessary precautions shall be taken in the storage, use and movement of weaponry to prevent it from falling into the hands of incarcerated persons, supervised persons or other unauthorized persons.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3275

Note: Authority cited: Section 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 803.5, 5054, 4574, Penal Code.

1. Amendment filed 9-24-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 39).
2. Amendment filed 1-3-95 as an emergency; operative 1-3-95 (Register 95, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 6-12-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 3-28-95 as an emergency; operative 3-28-95 for 160 days pursuant to Penal Code § 5058(e) (Register 95, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-4-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to orders of 1-3-95 and 3-28-95 including amendment of subsection (a) and Note transmitted to OAL 6-12-95 and filed 7-24-95 (Register 95, No. 30).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 3-11-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. 11).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).