California Senate Bill 1421 (SB 1421) Compliance:

On September 30, 2018, Governor Edmund Gerald Brown approved SB 1421 which amended Sections 832.7 and 832.8 of the California Penal Code relating to the release of peace officer records. SB 1421 created exceptions to the confidentiality requirements in the following categories of peace officer personnel and police investigatory records:

• An incident involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace officer or custodial officer

• An incident in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death, or in great bodily injury

• Any record relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public

• Any record relating to an incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency of dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any sustained finding of perjury, false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence.

SB 1421 also provided definitions and parameters for the types of records subject to disclosure and the information to be redacted from records prior to disclosure.

SB 1421 went into effect on January 1 2019, and The Dixon Police Department completed a review of any records subject to disclosure based on the criteria outlined in the California Penal Code Sections updated by SB 1421. The review of records subject to disclosure under SB 1421 will remain ongoing. Any incidents or records subject to disclosure based on these guidelines will be made available on this website.

2014 – 14-1564

2015 – none

2016 – none

2017 – none

2018 – none

2019 – none

2020 – none

2021 – none

2022 – none