California Penal Code

§ 22295

PEN § 22295 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 8 · Title 3 · Part 6

Statute text

(a)Nothing in any provision listed in Section 16580 prohibits any police officer, special police officer, peace officer, or law enforcement officer from carrying any wooden club or baton.

(b)Nothing in any provision listed in Section 16580 prohibits a licensed private patrol operator, a qualified manager of a licensed private patrol operator, or a registered security guard, regularly employed and compensated by a person engaged in any lawful business, while actually employed and engaged in protecting and preserving property or life within the scope of employment, from carrying a baton if they comply with the requirements of Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 7580) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code relating to the carrying and use of the baton.

(c)Any person who has received a permit or certificate that indicates satisfactory completion of a club or baton training course approved by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training prior to January 1, 1983, shall not be required to obtain a baton permit pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 7580) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.

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Legislative history

Repealed (in Sec. 58) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 287, Sec. 59. (AB 2515) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.