1 Assembly Bill 481,
Military Equipment
Annual Report
2022
Mountain View Police Department
2 Background
On September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of eight (8) policing reform bills including Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481), the acquisition and use of military equipment.
On May 10, 2022, the Mountain View City Council adopted Ordinance No. 7.22, approving Mountain View Police Department Policy 709:
Military Equipment.
Summary
The Mountain Police Department (MVPD) had equipment meeting 8 of the 15 categories requiring reporting by AB 481 in 2022. The equipment has been used minimally, largely related to training and certification.
The City has not received any complaints, audits, or policy violations regarding the use or acquisition of the equipment. MVPD has diligently followed the established Department Policy (709), ensuring transparency and accountability in its operations. Plans for future equipment purchases meeting the reporting requirements of AB 481 are minimal and mostly focused on replacing or replenishing equipment used throughout the year.
Introduction
As required by AB 481, City Ordinance 7.22, and MVPD Policy 709, MVPD must prepare an annual report on the use of each type of military equipment approved in the Policy over the last year. Subsequently, the City Council must review the Ordinance, Policy, and AB 481 Annual Report and determine whether MVPD's use of the defined military equipment in the past year complied with the Policy and whether to renew the Ordinance.
3 MVPD has equipment meeting 8 of the 15 categories set forth in AB 481 and MVPD Policy 709, in bold:
1. Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles
2. Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles or armored personnel carriers
3. High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached
4. Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants
5. Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units
6. Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind
7. Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature
8. Firearms and ammunition of .50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns
9. Ammunition of .50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotgun ammunition
10. Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Penal Code § 30510 and Penal Code §30515, with the exception of standard-issue service weapons and ammunition of less than .50 caliber
11. Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles
12. Noise-flash diversionary devices, explosive breaching tools or munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray
13. TASER® Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and long-range acoustic devices
14. Kinetic energy weapons and munitions
15. Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight
4 AB 481 requires police departments identify, at a minimum, six elements in their annual reports for each type of equipment:
1. Summary of how each type of equipment was used and the purpose of that use;
2. Quantity possessed of each type of equipment;
3. Annual costs for each type of equipment, “including acquisition, personnel, training, transportation, maintenance, storage, upgrade, and other ongoing costs;”
4. Summary of complaints or concerns received for each type of equipment;
5. Information disclosing violations of military equipment policies and actions taken in response, as well as the result of internal audits; and;
6. Plans to acquire additional military equipment in the coming year, and the quantity sought.
Assembly Bill 481 Military Equipment Annual Report 2022 2 The tables on the following pages provide this information in the categories of Quantity, Costs, Summary Use and Purpose, Complaints, Policy Violations, and Future Purchases.
It should be noted that Costs may list the acquisition cost from previous Fiscal Years as noted in the table with an asterisk.
5 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 1: Unmanned, Remotely Piloted, Powered Aerial or Ground Vehicles Mavic 2 Enterprise
Dual with Forward
Looking Infrared
(FLIR) UAS
(Unmanned Aerial
System)
2 * $14,861.31
(Purchased in
2020)
Unmanned Aerial Systems were
deployed in 2022 to assist officers during
a search for a subject who fled from a
vehicle, to search for a wanted subject
who fled on foot from officers, to search
for a subject who fled a�er shoo�ng an
MVPD officer and to search for related
evidence, to document several crime
and traffic collision scenes, and for
training. The systems allow officers to
respond to incidents and view
poten�ally dangerous situa�ons safely,
mi�ga�ng poten�al harm to department
personnel. In addi�on, these systems
can be used to assist other City
departments with tasks such as fire
suppression efforts and building
inspec�ons.
None None Yes. See Below.
Two (2) DJI Matrice
30T Drone with
Thermal Camera.
The Matrice 30T will
replace the exis�ng
Mavic 2s.
Cost: $44,576.12
Two (2) Aardvark Loki
Mk2 Drones
Will allow for indoor
opera�ons.
Cost: $13,693.80
Robotex Avatar
Robot
1 * $12,389.21
(Purchased in
2011)
The robot was deployed during the
execu�on of a search warrant related to
a homicide inves�ga�on. Based on
preopera�onal intelligence, the robot
was driven into the dwelling before
officers entered. The robot was also
deployed during training throughout the
year. The robot is used to gain visual
and/or audio informa�on from a safe
distance. This makes the situa�on safer
for both the individual and officers and
helps accomplish tasks. Only assigned
operators who have completed the
required training are permited to
operate the robot.
None None None Planned
6 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 5: Command and Control Vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the opera�onal control and direc�on of public safety units
Mobile Command
Control Vehicle
(MCV)
1 $6,131.60
Maintenance
and Repairs
The MCV was deployed in 2022 to
several large concerts, to the field
command post during the search for the
suspect that shot a MVPD officer, as well
as to several Crisis Nego�a�on Team
training events and for driver
familiariza�on. The Command Control
Vehicle supports the management of
incidents and planned events by
providing interior and/or exterior
workspaces and command and control
capabili�es to the Incident Commander
on-scene or at remote loca�ons.
None None None Planned
SWAT Command
Vehicle
1 $8,331.64
Maintenance
and Repairs
The SWAT Command Vehicle was
deployed in 2022 to assist an allied
agency with an opera�on in Mountain
View, to accompany the SWAT team to
execute a search and arrest warrant at a
dwelling related to a gang-related
murder inves�ga�on, and to SWAT
training days monthly. The SWAT
Command Vehicle is primarily used by
the Special Weapons and Tac�cs Team
(SWAT) to safely transport personnel and
equipment to and from cri�cal incidents,
extract individuals from vola�le
situa�ons, support high-risk rescue
opera�ons, conduct training, provide
emergency medical staff, and/or tac�cal
medics personnel a safe working
environment.
None None None Planned
7 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 7: Batering Rams, Slugs, and Explosive Breaching Apparatuses Explosive breaching
ini�ator
2 * $200
(acquired in
2002 with no
expira�on) Explosive Breaching Equipment was not
deployed opera�onally or in training in
2022. These apparatuses are used to
gain safe and swi� entry into a structure.
This equipment is only deployed during
SWAT incidents, and the Incident
Commander must authorize its use.
None None
$1,000.00 to replace
any used in training or
opera�onally.
Nonel MS (Blas�ng
cap)
150 * $3.75 each
(acquired in
2002 with no
expira�on)
Primacord (50 grains
per foot) -- Primary
explosive.
3,000
feet
* $695 for
2,000 feet
(acquired in
2002 with no
expira�on)
Category 8: Firearms of .50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issued shotguns and standard-issued shotgun ammuni�on .50 Caliber
Semiautoma�c Rifle
1 * $9,350.00
Two SWAT
officers
atended a 50-
hour Large
Caliber Rifle
Instructor
Course in 2022
at a cost of
$1,350 per
atendee.
The Barret .50 caliber rifle was used only
during training in 2022. It was not
deployed opera�onally. This rifle
addresses strategic and tac�cal needs
including, but not limited to, stopping
automobiles being used as weapons for
vehicle-born assaults, especially large or
armored vehicles, defea�ng bank glass
and other heavy glass, or neutralizing a
criminal sniper firing from a protected
posi�on, such as from behind concrete
block or brick or a ver�cal building. The
Barret .50 caliber rifle is paired with
several ammuni�on types to address a
variety of employment uses.
None None None Planned
8 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 9: Ammuni�on of .50 caliber or greater
.50 Caliber
Ammuni�on
470
rounds
$4,400.00
(approximately
$4.50 per
round)
The
Department
purchased
roughly 970
rounds of
ammuni�on
for training
and tes�ng.
The Barret .50 caliber rifle, and
subsequently related ammuni�on, was
used only during training in 2022.
Neither were deployed opera�onally.
The Barret .50 caliber rifle is paired
with several ammuni�on types to
address a variety of employment uses.
See Category 8 for specific uses.
SWAT team members trained with
approximately 500 rounds of .50 caliber
ammuni�on.
None None $900.00
.50 Caliber
ammuni�on may be
purchased in the
upcoming year as
needed based on the
use of current
ammuni�on
inventory.
Category 10: Specialized Firearms and Ammuni�on of less than .50 caliber .308 Caliber Sniper
Rifle
2 * $3,759 each
Purchased in
2021
The .308 Caliber Sniper Rifle was
deployed in 2022 by specialized SWAT
Officer teams of two to assist an allied
agency with an opera�on in Mountain
View, as well as required training and
qualifica�ons.
The main use and purpose of the rifle
and team is for observa�on of an
incident and to accurately and
immediately be able to stop a threat to
life.
None
None
None Planned
.308 Caliber
Ammuni�on
1,960
rounds
$3,300.00
The
Department
purchased
2,200 rounds
of .308
ammuni�on in
2022.
None None The Department
an�cipates
purchasing $1,500
worth of ammuni�on
(approximately 1,000
rounds) in Fiscal Year
2023-24.
9 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Colt AR-15 .223
Patrol Rifles semi-
automa�c
75 * $112,500.00
($1500.00
each)
The Colt AR-15 Patrol Rifles were
deployed throughout the year on events
where officers required long-distance
and/or beter accuracy or to provide
addi�onal force op�ons during cri�cal
events such as ac�ve shooter incidents,
high-risk car stops, facing suspects with
rifles, etc. The Patrol rifles are issued to
each patrol officer assigned to the Field
Opera�ons Division.
None None None Planned
Colt AR-15 .223
Patrol Rifles semi-
automa�c
20 * None
These rifles are used similarly to the
standard-issue patrol rifles above and
were originally obtained through the
Military Excess Property Program (10 33
program)
None None The Department
plans to return these
rifles to the military
and request to
replace the rifles
with civilian versions,
which will be
reported in
compliance with
AB481.
Bushmaster AR-15
.223 semi-automa�c
Rifle
1 * None The Bushmaster AR-15 was acquired in
lieu of destruc�on in 2017 and used for
spare parts for opera�onal rifles. This
rifle is currently in inventory and stored
as surplus.
None None None Planned
Black Rain
Ordinance AR-15
.223 semi-automa�c
1 * None The Black Rain Ordinance AR-15 Rifle
was acquired in lieu of destruc�on in
2019 and used for spare parts for
opera�onal rifles. This rifle is currently
in inventory and stored as surplus.
None None None Planned
B-West AK-47 .762
Semi-automa�c Rifle
1 * None The B-West AK-47 was acquired in lieu
of destruc�on in 2008 and used for
operator weapons systems familiarity
and weapons systems capabili�es. This
rifle is currently in inventory and stored
as surplus.
None None None Planned
10 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
.223 Ammuni�on 35,000
rounds
$22,500.00
.223 ammuni�on is provided and used
in conjunc�on with each .223 weapon
system issued to officers.
None None The Department
an�cipates
purchasing 45,000
rounds
(approximately
$25,000) of .223
ammuni�on in 2023.
This ammuni�on will
be used for training
and opera�ons as
needed and to
mi�gate against price
increases.
M4 .223 Carbine
Rifle, semi-
automa�c
12 * $18,000.00
($1500 each)
The M4 .223 Carbine was deployed in
2022 by SWAT to assist an allied agency
with an opera�on in Mountain View, as
well as required training and
qualifica�ons. The rifles are the primary
weapon assigned to each SWAT
Operator.
None None None Planned
Surefire
SOCOM556RC noise
and recoil
suppressors
12 * $12,000.00
($1000 each)
The Surefire noise and recoil
suppressors were deployed with the M4
.223 Carbine Rifles in 2022. The noise
and recoil suppressors are issued with
each rifle and provide safer training
(noise diminishing) and capabili�es for
more covert opera�ons.
None None None Planned
M4 .223 Rifle, semi
and fully automa�c
10 * $15,000.00
($1500 each)
The M4 .223 semi and fully automa�c
rifles were not deployed opera�onally
or in training in 2022. These rifles were
the previously assigned SWAT Operator
primary weapon. They are in inventory
and stored as surplus.
None None None Planned
AR-15 .223
Bushmaster Pistol
1 * $900.00
The AR-15 Bushmaster Pistol was not
deployed opera�onally or in training in
2022. The pistol was acquired to provide
a concealed carry op�on for SWAT
operators working in plain clothes
None None None Planned
11 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
details and in close quarters. This pistol
is in inventory and stored as surplus.
HK MP5 suppressed
9mm submachine
gun
1 * $2,700.00
The HK MP5 suppressed 9mm
submachine gun was not deployed
opera�onally or in training in 2022. The
submachine gun was acquired to
provide a concealed carry op�on for
SWAT operators working in plain clothes
details and in close quarters. This
submachine gun is in inventory and
stored as surplus.
None None None Planned
HK .308 Rifle 1 * $5,000.00
The HK .308 Rifle was not deployed
opera�onally or in training in 2022. The
.308 rifle is used by SWAT operators as
an addi�onal op�on for long-range
threats. This rifle is currently in
inventory and stored as surplus.
None None None Planned
Remington 870
Breaching Shotgun
1 * $800.00
The Remington 870 Breaching Shotgun
was not deployed opera�onally or in
training in 2022. The Remington 870
Breaching Shotgun is used to quickly
defeat locked doors and hinges for
emergency entry. The shotgun is
currently in inventory and stored as
surplus.
None None None Planned
Steyr AUG .223 Rifle 1 * $2,000.00
The Steyr AUG .223 Rifle was not
deployed opera�onally or in training in
2022. This rifle has been converted to
fire blank ammuni�on for scenario
training purposes.
None None None Planned
12 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 12: Noise Flash Diversionary Device and Chemical Muni�ons Chemical Muni�ons 110
(includes
three
varia�ons
of
muni�on
(20),
rounds
(20), and
canisters
(70).
* $186.00
total
Chemical muni�ons were not deployed
opera�onally in 2022. Chemical
muni�ons were only deployed during
training to maintain cer�fica�on and
proficiency.
2 Def-Tech 40 MM Barricade Penetrator
liquid CS chemical agent muni�ons ($21
-- $42 total), and 4 CTS 5230B Baffled CS
chemical agent canister muni�ons were
used during training ($36 each – $144
total).
SWAT team members will train for
approximately four hours on deploying
these chemical muni�ons during regular
SWAT training
None None In 2023, The
Department will
purchase 10 CTS
6340 OC Vapor
canisters for $600.00
(lifespan of 5 years).
Training for this
muni�on is the same
as required for all
other chemical
muni�ons (a 40-hour
Chemical Agent
Instructor Course).
Addi�onal purchases
may be made to
replace equipment as
needed.
Noise Flash
Diversionary Device
(NFDD)
48 * $4,407.00
NFDDs were not deployed opera�onally
in 2022. NFDDs were only deployed
during training to maintain cer�fica�on
and proficiency. NFDDs are used to
distract or temporarily immobilize
dangerous individuals by overwhelming
their vision and hearing. The distrac�on
allows officers to take control of high-
risk or dangerous situa�ons.
One officer atended a 16-hour NFDD
Instructor course. SWAT Team members
trained approximately four hours the
past year on deploying NFDDs during
regular SWAT training.
None None Due to the current
NFDD equipment
expiring in 2023, the
Department plans to
purchase 36 NFDDs
in 2023 ($105 each)
for approximately
$4,000. Addi�onal
purchases may be
made as stores are
depleted.
13 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
Category 14: Kine�c Energy Weapons and Specialty Muni�ons FN303 Less-Lethal
.68 Launcher
2 * $1,200.00
each
The FN303 Less-Lethal .68 Launcher was
not deployed opera�onally or in training
in 2022. This system launches .68 caliber
projec�les, including impact, paint,
markers, OC powder, and training
rounds. Chemical agents can be used to
deny a designated area to a suspect,
force a suspect to move to a desired
area, cease their ac�ons, or to disable or
disorient a suspect.
None
None
None Planned
Less-Lethal .68
caliber projec�les
900
* $5.77 per
round
These muni�ons were not deployed
opera�onally or in training in 2022.
40 mm LMT Single-
Shot Launcher
2 * $900.00
each
The 40 mm LMT Single-Shot Launcher
was deployed in 2022 by SWAT to assist
an allied agency with an opera�on in
Mountain View, as well as required
training and qualifica�ons. It is used to
deploy less-lethal muni�ons and compel
individuals to cease their ac�ons when
such muni�ons present a reasonable
op�on.
None None None Planned
40 mm LMT 4-Shot
Mul�-Launcher
1 * $2,300 The 40 mm LMT 4-Shot Mul�-Launcher
was deployed with, and used similarly
to, the single shot version but it provides
mul�ple shot op�ons.
None None None Planned
40 mm Less-Lethal
Sponge Round
50 Inert
40 CS
20 OC
$18 per round
$300.00
These rounds were deployed with the
launchers and are used to compel
individuals to cease their ac�ons when
such muni�ons present a reasonable
op�on.
None None None Planned
12-Gauge Shotgun
Chemical Muni�on
Launcher
1 * $400.00 The 12-Gauge Shotgun Chemical
Muni�on Launcher was deployed in
2022 by SWAT to assist an allied agency
with an opera�on in Mountain View, as
well as required training and
qualifica�ons. It is used to deploy
None None None Planned
14 Equipment Name Qty Costs Summary of Use and Purpose Complaints Policy Viola�ons
Future Purchases
chemical muni�on (Baffled CS chemical
muni�on) to deny a designated area to a
suspect, force a suspect to move to a
desired area, and to disable or disorient
a suspect.
Baffled CS chemical
agent canister
muni�on
30 $36 per round These rounds were deployed with the
launcher above. None None None Planned
12-Gauge Shotgun
Less Lethal
Launcher
37 * $400.00
each
The 12-Gauge Shotgun Less Lethal
Launcher is only used as required for
training and qualifica�ons. The Less
Lethal Launcher fires a 12-gauge bean
bag impact muni�on. Less Lethal
shotgun launchers provide less lethal
op�ons to disable or disorient a suspect
and/or compel a suspect to cease their
ac�ons.
None None None Planned
12-Gauge Bean Bag
Impact Muni�on
500 $6 per round These rounds are deployed with each
launch system as described above.
None None
In 2023 the
Department plans to
purchase
approximately 500
bean bag muni�ons
for approximately
$3,000.00
SAGE 37mm
Projec�le Launcher
3 * $2,325.00
($775.00 each)
The SAGE 37 mm Projec�le launcher
was not deployed opera�onally or in
training in 2022. The SAGE 37mm
launcher is used to launch less lethal
impact muni�ons. This launcher is
currently in inventory and stored as
surplus.
None None None Planned
37mm impact
muni�on
50 * $500.00
(approx. $10
each)
These rounds are deployed with the
launch systems above and are used to
provide an addi�onal less lethal op�on.
The rounds are currently stored as
surplus.
None None None Planned
* Purchased or acquired in previous fiscal years
End of Report