LAXPD finally gets 830.1 status

[Adams23]

http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/bill...%3A00&vds=1002

Measure: AB 1377 (Butler): Peace officers: airport law enforcement.
Location: Asm Public Safety
Date: 05/03/11
Motion: Do pass.
Result: 5-2 (PASS)

Ayes - 5Ammiano, Hagman, Hill, Mitchell, Skinner
Noes - 2Cedillo, Knight
Absent, Abstention or Not Voting - 0




AB 1377 (Butler)
Peace officers: airport law enforcement.
Existing law establishes categories of peace officers with varying powers and authority to make arrests and carry firearms. Existing law provides that a person who is employed as an airport law enforcement officer is a peace officer whose authority extends to any place in the state for the purpose of enforcing the law in or about the properties owned, operated, and administered by the peace officerÂ’s employing agency or when making an arrest if there is immediate danger to person or property or of an escape of the perpetrator of an offense. Existing law authorizes this category of peace officer to carry firearms only if he or she is so authorized by the peace officerÂ’s employing agency.
This bill would place an airport law enforcement officer regularly employed by the Los Angeles World Airports within a different category of peace officers whose authority extends to any place in the state without the above restrictions as to arrest powers and with the authority to carry specified firearms.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Los Angeles relating to law enforcement at the Los Angeles International Airport.

[FJDave]

Outstanding!!

[SgtCHP]

Here is AB1377 in its entirety:

AB 1377

[Adams23]

^^^
thanks SgtCHP

[beachbum0177]

This has been long overdue. I trained with a few cadets at the academy who were sponsored by LAXPD. Yes, they are actual officers and deserved this status a long time ago. You would expect a fellow peace officer, especially in the same state, to not be so disrespectful or ignorant as to make such an uneducated comment about LAXPD. Might as well call LA County PD (and I personally know all the story about them) not peace officers as well, in that case. Both agencies have my highest respect as I've dealth with both of them.
Indeed, long overdue.

[DAL]

The vote seems to be a committee vote in the assembly. For a bill to pass, it has to pass the full assembly and the senate, and be signed by the governor.

[usajake]

Thats outstanding!! Im an LAPD officer and ive been assigned to the LAX airport substation for the last 10 years. This was long overdue. Im very happy for my brother and sister LAXPD officers.

[Coronth]

I am certain that LAXPD are busier than a lot of PDs (if not most) in California.