California Government Code

§ 8597

GOV § 8597 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 7

Statute text

Whenever a state of emergency is proclaimed to exist within any region or area, or whenever a state of war emergency exists, the following classes of state employees who are within the region or area proclaimed or who may be assigned to duty therein shall be peace officers and shall have the full powers and duties of those officers for all purposes as provided by Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, and shall perform those duties and exercise any powers which are appropriate or which may be directed by their superior officers:

(a)All peace officers of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(b)All deputies of the Department of Fish and Game who have been appointed to enforce the provisions of the Fish and Game Code pursuant to Section 851 of that code.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 305, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.