Assembly Bill 481 – Military Equipment
Funding, acquisition, and use.
July 21, 2026
Assembly Bill 481 (Exhibit 1)
Requires Law Enforcement Agency to:
Obtain approval of City Council for
Funding, acquisition, and use of specified military equipment Adoption of a military equipment use policy (Ordinance #4255 – Exhibit 3) Create a policy for use (Lexipol – Exhibit 2)
Requires City Council to:
Annually:
Review the Ordinance
Review military equipment use report completed by Law Enforcement Agency Approve continued use
Assembly Bill 481
No 1033 Equipment
Necessary to be properly prepared to respond to emergent situations Consistent with that possessed by similar sized agencies Used for official purposes and in a manner that is consistent with State and Federal law Complaint procedures – PSU contact info on PD website / WC Per AB481 - Report addresses (Exhibit 4):
Description
Purpose
Fiscal Impact / Associated Costs
Training
Notable Information:
During calendar year 2025, force was used seventy-two (72) times, while handling approx. 78,000 calls (less than once per thousand calls handled) Military equipment in the form of projectiles were only deployed during two (2) of those incidents (Approx. once every 39,000 calls handled) UAS (Drone) deployments continue to support our law enforcement efforts with 77 uses in 2025.
The Department’s Drone as First Responder (DFR) program logged 1,274 flights with over 206 hours of flight time during the 4th quarter of the year.
This capability has provided us the ability to more expeditiously respond to emergency calls for service, even arriving prior to patrol officers.
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