Radio and other communications facilities owned or operated by the state and subject to the jurisdiction of the office shall not be used for political, sectarian, or propaganda purposes. The facilities shall not be used for the purpose of broadcasts intended for the general public, except for fire, flood, frost, storm, catastrophe, and other warnings and information for the protection of the public safety as the office may prescribe.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 19. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)

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Terms Used In California Government Code 15254

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Office: means the Office of Emergency Services. See California Government Code 15251
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
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