Section 38630 Of Article 2. Police Protection From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 4. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The police department of a city is under the control of
the chief of police.
(b) In municipalities which provide for police and other emergency
services through a consolidated public safety agency which includes
traditional law enforcement, fire protection, and other emergency
services, the chief, director, or chief executive officer of such an
agency shall control the agency. The chief, director, or chief
executive officer of a consolidated public safety agency is a peace
officer, and shall meet all of the same requirements imposed by law,
regulation, or POST guidelines and recommendations as a chief of
police, and he or she shall have all of the same rights,
responsibilities, and privileges as does a chief of police. No one
who fails to meet all of the above requirements of a chief of police
and peace officer shall be appointed to the position of chief,
director, or chief executive officer of a consolidated municipal
public safety agency.