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Gov. Code, § 8587.8 · Article 5. Office of Emergency Services

Gov. Code, § 8587.8

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

(a) The Office of Emergency Services, in collaboration with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the California Geological Survey, the University of California, the United States Geological Survey, the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission, and other stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive statewide earthquake early warning system in California through a public-private partnership, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following features:

(1) Installation of field sensors.

(2) Improvement of field telemetry.

(3) Construction and testing of central processing and notification centers.

(4) Establishment of warning notification distribution paths to the public.

(5) Integration of earthquake early warning education with general earthquake preparedness efforts.

(b) In consultation with stakeholders, the Office of Emergency Services shall develop an approval mechanism to review compliance with earthquake early warning standards as they are developed. The development of the approval mechanism shall include input from a broad representation of earthquake early warning stakeholders. The approval mechanism shall accomplish all of the following:

(1) Ensure the standards are appropriate.

(2) Determine the degree to which the standards apply to providers and components of the system.

(3) Determine methods to ensure compliance with the standards.

(4) Determine requirements for participation in the system.

(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall identify funding for the system described in subdivision (a) through single or multiple sources of revenue.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 803, Sec. 2. (SB 438) Effective January 1, 2017.

Source of truth

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As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=8587.8.
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