Assembly Bill (AB) 481 - Military Equipment Funding, Acquisition and Use Policy

On September 30, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 481, which requires law enforcement agencies to establish rules for the funding, acquisition, and use of military equipment. Assembly Bill 481 has designated certain equipment as “military equipment,” regardless of whether it was procured from the military or not. For a full list of the Torrance Police Department’s inventory of this military equipment, as defined by AB 481, and to review our policy, please click here [PDF] (Updated 7/5/2022)

 For previous versions of the policy, please click here [PDF] (Published 3/28/2022

Any member of the public can register a question or concern regarding military use equipment by contacting the Torrance Police Department via email at TPDequipmentpolicy@TorranceCA.gov  

Annual Reports

2023 - 2024 Assembly Bill 481 Annual Report(Published 10/21/2024)
2022 - 2023 Assembly Bill 481 Annual Report (Published 5/23/2023)