Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

51010.4 Emergency Assistance

• When a government agency (city, county, state, federal) makes an emergency mutual aid request that meets the criteria contained in the State Mutual Aid Plan or the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan, response protocol provided in these plans shall be followed and the requesting agency shall make the request through the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES).

  • Once a CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation office or institution is aware of a mutual aid request received from another government agency, they shall contact the OCSOffice of Correctional Safety duty officer for tracking.

  • If contacted directly by another government agency for mutual aid but the request has not yet been vetted through the CalOES Law Enforcement Branch first, the requested CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation office or institution shall inform the OCSOffice of Correctional Safety duty officer and redirect the requesting agency to CalOES.

• GCGovernment Code Section 8597 authorizes that when the appropriate state official proclaims a state of emergency or when a state of war emergency exists, PCPenal Code Section 830.5 peace officers have full powers and authority as outlined in PCPenal Code Section 830.1. Criteria for activation of these plans include, but are not limited to, disasters which may result from flood, fire, earthquake, war, sabotage, or riots.

• GCGovernment Code Section 8598 authorizes that when a local emergency exists, PCPenal Code Section 830.5 peace officers have full powers and authority as outlined in PCPenal Code Section 830.1.

• When acting as peace officers under PCPenal Code Section 830.1, peace officers are authorized to exercise any powers which are appropriate or which may be directed by their superior officers.