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specified in P.C. §§ 1523 & 1530, and 830.11 during the
course and within the scope of their employment, if they
receive a course in the exercise of that power pursuant to
P.C.§ 832.
Subd. (a)(1): Persons employed as investigators of
an auditor-controller or director of finance of any
county, or persons employed by a city and county
who conduct investigations under the supervision of
the controller of the city and county, who are
regularly employed and paid in that capacity,
provided that the primary duty of these persons
shall be to engage in investigations related to the
theft of funds or the misappropriation of funds or
resources, or investigations related to the duties of
the auditor-controller or finance director as set forth
in Gov’t. Code §§ 26880 et seq., 26900 et seq.,
26970 et seq., and 26980 et seq.
Subd. (a)(2): Persons employed by the Department
of Justice as investigative auditors, provided that the
primary duty of these persons shall be to investigate
financial crimes. Investigative auditors shall only
serve warrants for the production of documentary
evidence held by financial institutions, Internet
service providers, telecommunications companies,
and third parties who are not reasonably suspected
of engaging or having engaged in criminal activity
related to the documentary evidence for which the
warrant is requested.
V.C. § 21100.4(a)(1): A “designated local transportation
officer,” for the purpose of seizing and causing the removal
of a vehicle operated as a taxicab or other passenger vehicle
for hire upon establishing in an affidavit reasonable cause
to believe that said vehicle is being operated in violation of
licensing requirements adopted by a local authority under
V.C. § 21100(b).
A “designated local transportation officer” means
any local public officer employed by a local
authority to investigate and enforce local taxicab
and vehicle for hire laws and regulations.
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Federal criminal investigator and federal law enforcement officers
are not California peace officers. (See P.C. 830.8(a))
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