California Penal Code

§ 13652

PEN § 13652 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 4.7 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents shall not be used by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration.

(b)Kinetic energy projectiles and chemical agents shall only be deployed by a peace officer that has received training on their proper use by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training for crowd control if the use is objectively reasonable to defend against a threat to life or serious bodily injury to any individual, including any peace officer, or to bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation safely and effectively under control, and only in accordance with all of the following requirements:

(1)De-escalation techniques or other alternatives to force have been attempted, when objectively reasonable, and have failed.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 60. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.