DATE:
April 21, 2026
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - ACCEPT THE SHERIFF'S ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT AND REVIEW AND RENEW THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY ORDINANCE PER SECTION 449 TO ARTICLE XXV OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDINANCES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481), which is codified in Government Code sections 7070-7075. Assembly Bill 481 is intended to increase transparency, accountability, and oversight surrounding the acquisition and use of military equipment by state and local law enforcement. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office) currently owns equipment that falls under the identified categories of Government Code 7070.
On April 8, 2025 (2), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved and renewed the ordinance titled "An Ordinance Adding a New Section 449 to Article XXV of the San Diego County Code of Administrative Ordinances for Approval of Sheriff's Military Equipment Use Policy" (Attachment B). To continue utilizing its military equipment, which is necessary to provide public safety and protect residents and businesses of San Diego County, as well as those who visit, the Sheriff's Office has reviewed its military equipment use policy and created an Annual Military Equipment Report (Attachment A) pursuant to the requirements of Government Code 7072, which requires law enforcement agencies to present an annual report to their governing body on the use of the equipment, complaints, or concerns regarding the use of the equipment, results of any internal audits on the use of the equipment, the annual costs for the equipment, the quantity possessed by the agency, and the intent to purchase additional equipment in the following year.
Today's request is for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to accept the Annual Military Equipment Report, and review and renew Ordinance 10777 relating to the mi...
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