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2259.5
. The commissioner shall make certified bulletproof vests
available to members of the California Highway Patrol while engaged
in enforcement activities. The commissioner may, at his option, make
such equipment available to the remainder of the personnel of the
California Highway Patrol. Such equipment shall remain the property
of the Department of the California Highway Patrol and shall be
returned upon request of the commissioner. No provision of this
section shall be construed to require that the commissioner provide
one certified bulletproof vest for each member of the California
Highway Patrol. It is the intent of this section that a sufficient
number of such vests be available for the use of members of the
California Highway Patrol while engaged in enforcement activities.
Such vests may be passed from one shift to another in the interests
of economy.