California Government Code

§ 8655.5

GOV § 8655.5 Effective Jan 1, 2000Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 17

Statute text

(a)As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Community warning program” means any broadcast or notification program conducted by or at the direction of a public agency of a county of the ninth class that is intended to facilitate the agency’s ability to warn residents of an actual or a threatened hazardous materials release or other emergency or natural disaster, and to coordinate the dissemination of information through various media and other warning devices of any nature, including, but not limited to, sirens, television, radio, 911 service, and public address systems.

(2)“Community warning system” means any combination of equipment, hardware, and software used in a community warning program by a county of the ninth class.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 239, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.