California Government Code ARTICLE 6.5 - Accessibility to Emergency Information and Services

• Section 8593.
  The Office of Emergency Services shall work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hard of hearing, including, but not limited to, the California Association...
• Section 8593.1.
  The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of, and the funding requirements for, establishing a “Digital Emergency Broadcast System” network, to be used...
• Section 8593.2.
  The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of establishing a toll-free 800 telephone hotline, including TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) accessibility, which...
• Section 8593.3.
  (a) A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate access and functional needs into its emergency plan...
• Section 8593.6.
  (a) No later than six months after securing funding for the purposes of this section, the Director of Emergency Services shall convene a working group for...
• Section 8594.
  (a) If a law enforcement agency receives a report that an abduction has occurred or that a child has been taken by anyone, including, but not...
• Section 8594.5.
  (a) For purposes of this section, “blue alert” means a quick response system designed to issue and coordinate alerts following an attack upon a law enforcement...
• Section 8594.10.
  (a) For purposes of this section, “Silver Alert” means a notification system, activated pursuant to subdivision (b), designed to issue and coordinate alerts with respect to...
• Section 8594.15.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Serious bodily injury” means an injury that involves, either at the time of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018