VISALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Presentation
Assembly Bill
(AB) 481
Annual Update
August 3, 2026
Visalia Police Department
AB 481 requires the City Council’s approval of an annual report summarizing:
Equipment Use
Inventory
Costs
Citizen Complaints
AB 481 – Annual Update
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy
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AB 481 – Timeline
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy https://www.visalia.gov/511/Mandated-Disclosures
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Robots, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Armored Rescue Vehicles.
Command and Control Vehicles.
Specialized rifles and munitions.
Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools.
Munitions containing tear gas or OC spray.
Kinetic energy weapons and munitions.
* VPD does not have or utilize surplus military equipment.
AB 481 – Military Equipment Categories
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy
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AB 481 – Report Highlights
2025 Activity
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy
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Move to adopt Resolution 2026-53, a resolution renewing Ordinance No. 2022-09, which authorizes the Department’s Military Equipment Use Policy.
AB 481 – Recommended Motion
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy
AB 481 – Military Equipment, Funding, Acquisition, & Use Policy Thank you.
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