California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 53111

Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1005.

The digits “911” shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the system, but a public agency or public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number, and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 53111 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-2-cities-counties-and-other-agencies/part-1-powers-and-duties-common-to-cities-counties-and-other-agencies/chapter-1-general/article-6-local-emergency-telephone-systems/section-53111

Other sections in Article 6 - Local Emergency Telephone Systems

§ 53100§ 53100.5§ 53101§ 53102§ 53103§ 53104§ 53105§ 53106§ 53107§ 53108…§ 53115§ 53115.1§ 53115.2§ 53115.3§ 53116§ 53118§ 53119§ 53120§ 53121§ 53122

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