Section 830.38 Of Chapter 4.5. Peace Officers From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.5.
830.38
. (a) The officers of a state hospital under the jurisdiction
of the State Department of State Hospitals or the State Department
of Developmental Services appointed pursuant to Section 4313 or 4493
of the Welfare and Institutions Code, are peace officers whose
authority extends to any place in the state for the purpose of
performing their primary duty or when making an arrest pursuant to
Section 836 as to any public offense with respect to which there is
immediate danger to person or property, or of the escape of the
perpetrator of that offense, or pursuant to Section 8597 or 8598 of
the Government Code provided that the primary duty of the peace
officers shall be the enforcement of the law as set forth in Sections
4311, 4313, 4491, and 4493 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Those peace officers may carry firearms only if authorized and under
terms and conditions specified by their employing agency.
(b) By July 1, 2015, the California Health and Human Services
Agency shall develop training protocols and policies and procedures
for peace officers specified in subdivision (a). When appropriate,
training protocols and policies and procedures shall be uniformly
implemented in both state hospitals and developmental centers.
Additional training protocols and policies and procedures shall be
developed to address the unique characteristics of the residents in
each type of facility.
(c) In consultation with system stakeholders, the agency shall
develop recommendations to further improve the quality and stability
of law enforcement and investigative functions at both developmental
centers and state hospitals in a meaningful and sustainable manner.
These recommendations shall be submitted to the budget committees and
relevant policy committees of both houses of the Legislature no
later than January 10, 2015.