Bill Widens Opportunities for Police Security Contracts
Two local law enforcement agencies, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department and the Sacramento Police Department, now have expanded authority to contract out security services after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill into law last week, according to an article from The Sacramento Bee.
An existing law allowed agencies across the state to hire security officers – who can be armed but do not have the authority of peace officers – for contract work at government-owned buildings and sites, the article says.