AB481 Equipment & Vehicles

On January 3, 2023, the City of Suisun City Council adopted Ordinance 796 codifying Suisun City Police Department (SCPD) Policy 706 as required by Assembly Bill 481. Assembly Bill 481 was signed by Governor Newsom on September 30, 2021, to address the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment by law enforcement agencies in California.  Assembly Bill 481 has designated certain types of equipment as “military equipment,” regardless of whether it was procured from the military or obtained commercially.  The bill also requires any amendments to the policy be done by way of ordinance during a public meeting.  The following is SCPD’s current policy on military equipment.

Military_Equipment-706-v.-7-2026.pdf(PDF, 20KB)