Section 8612 Of Article 10. Local Disaster Councils From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 2. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 10.

. Any disaster council that both agrees to follow the rules and regulations established by the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to Section 8585.5 and substantially complies with those rules and regulations shall be certified by the office. Upon that certification, and not before, the disaster council becomes an accredited disaster council.