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Policy 707Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/10/14, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 1Military Equipment 707.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the approval, acquisition, and reporting requirements of military equipment (Government Code § 7070; Government Code § 7071; Government Code § 7072). The equipment described in this policy is in direct support of the Department's de-escalation strategy and associated training. Additionally, while the equipment described herein has been deemed to be, "military equipment" by the legislature, the Department does not participate in the acquisition of military surplus equipment pursuant to the Department of Defense's 1033 Program. 707.1.1 DEFINITIONS Definitions related to this policy include (Government Code § 7070): Governing body – The elected or appointed body that oversees the Department. Military equipment – Includes but is not limited to the following: •Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles. •Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. •High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), two-and-one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. •Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants. •Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units. •Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind. •Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. This does not include a handheld, one-person ram. •Firearms and ammunition of _.50 caliber or greater, excluding standard-issue shotguns and standard-issue shotgun ammunition. •Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than _.50 caliber, including firearms and accessories identified as assault weapons in Penal Code § 30510 and Penal Code § 30515, with the exception of standard-issue firearms. •Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles. •Noise-flash diversionary devices and explosive breaching tools. •Munitions containing tear gas or OC, excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray. •Area denial electroshock devices, microwave weapons, water cannons, long-range acoustic devices (LRADs), acoustic hailing devices, and sound cannons. •Kinetic energy weapons and munitions. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/10/14, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 2•Any other equipment as determined by a governing body or a state agency to require additional oversight. 707.2 POLICY It is the policy of the Santa Ana Police Department that members of this department comply with the provisions of Government Code § 7071 with respect to military equipment. 707.3 MILITARY EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR The Chief of Police should designate a member of this department to act as the military equipment coordinator. The responsibilities of the military equipment coordinator include but are not limited to: (a)Acting as liaison to the governing body for matters related to the requirements of this policy. (b)Identifying department equipment that qualifies as military equipment in the current possession of the Department, or the equipment the Department intends to acquire that requires approval by the governing body. (c)Conducting an inventory of all military equipment at least annually. (d)Collaborating with any allied agency that may use military equipment within the jurisdiction of Santa Ana Police Department (Government Code § 7071). (e)Preparing for, scheduling, and coordinating the annual community engagement meeting to include: 1.Publicizing the details of the meeting. 2.Preparing for public questions regarding the department’s funding, acquisition, and use of equipment. (f)Preparing the annual military equipment report for submission to the Chief of Police and ensuring that the report is made available on the department website (Government Code § 7072). (g)Establishing the procedure for a person to register a complaint or concern, or how that person may submit a question about the use of a type of military equipment, and how the Department will respond in a timely manner. 707.4 MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE CONSIDERATIONS (a)The military equipment acquired and authorized by the Department is: 1.Necessary because there is no reasonable alternative that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. 2.Reasonably cost-effective compared to available alternatives that can achieve the same objective of officer and civilian safety. (b)Military equipment shall only be used by a Department employee only after applicable training, including any course required by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, has been completed unless exigent circumstances arise. Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/10/14, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 3707.5 MILITARY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY The inventory below is a complete list of qualifying equipment for the Department: VEHICLES (a)Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV): A vehicle used during critical incidents as a field- based command post, providing Incident Commanders with access to Department computer systems and dispatch center 1.Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities : Freightliner Chassis (custom built) vehicle, cost: $480,952.90, quantity: 1.